The Polish government reintroduced border control measures between Lithuania and Germany due to growing public concern over what many say is irregular migration.

Poland temporarily reintroduced border controls with Germany and Lithuania at midnight Sunday, saying they are needed to control “illegal immigration”. The issue was central to June’s presidential election where nationalist Karol Nawrocki — who ran on a slogan of “Poland first,

Poland introduced temporary controls on its borders with Germany and Lithuania on Monday, in what the government said was a step to check migrants more thoroughly amid public concerns over immigration.