The Karpacki Border Guard Division confirmed on 15 October that four Ukrainian citizens were expelled from Polish territory after a series of criminal convictions. The deportations were executed under fast-track procedures introduced in 2025 that allow immediate removal when a foreigner is deemed a threat to public order. The most serious case involved a 29-year-old man convicted of prolonged domestic violence, including assault with a knife. Despite being placed on probation, he re-offended, prompting the Border Guard post in Zakopane to issue an immediate return order and an eight-year Schengen-wide re-entry ban. Two women apprehended in Kraków admitted to dozens of shop-lifting incidents that had become their primary source of income, while a fourth individual was charged with narcotics offences and drunk driving. All four were escorted to the Medyka crossing and handed over to Ukrainian authorities. The case illustrates Poland’s increasingly robust stance on ‘public-order removals’. For multinational employers it heightens the importance of regular background vetting and of notifying the voivode within 15 working days whenever a foreign employee’s contract ends, as failure to do so can expose companies to liability if the person later falls into irregular status.
