A migrant who fled to Germany openly shared what he thinks: most Lithuanians are hateful racists
“You’re asking why I didn’t stay where I’m forbidden to work, forbidden to study, where I’m an illegal migrant?” – When Delfi was asked why he left Lithuania, the foreigner answered. – Why didn’t I stay where they are simply negotiating how to forcibly deport me? When they didn’t grant me asylum, I became an illegal migrant, with this status you have to pay for everything yourself, rent an apartment, but you can’t work.”
The interviewee agreed to share his thoughts on the condition of anonymity because he fears that he might get into trouble if he were accidentally deported back to Lithuania, although he adds that such a scenario is profitable. Delphi knows the real name of this man, but we will refer to him simply as Ali in this text.
“There are many great Lithuanians. But when I look at the comments online and on portals, I see that most are hateful racists. It was because of hatred that thousands of wonderful Lithuanians left Lithuania themselves. I don’t see any difference between the Lithuanian government and the people, they are full of hatred,” he said.
He saw no other choice
Ali is one of the 1,900 foreigners who escaped from Lithuania this summer. The freedom of a young man to stay in Lithuania, he took to social networks from the capital without hiding his admiration for the architecture of the old town. But one day he started sharing images from Germany.
“The last straw was when the lawyer I hired told the law that the border guards have to detain an illegal migrant again at any time and lock them up in a camp, this is legal according to Lithuanian law,” he said and added. – I really really wanted to stay, to get a residence permit. But you can’t work, I had no other choice.”
Ali adds that some foreigners have no choice but to be told to leave the camps and never return.
“This was the case with my relatives, an elderly man and his daughter. They were simply kicked out of the camp. Where did they need to go? Lithuania does not want them, but Germany takes care of them. I know people who are not being asked to leave the camp today, but to disappear when it’s not their shift,” said an Iraqi.
It is not difficult for migrants to leave Lithuania, when they regain their freedom, they can move freely in the country. It is true that many people have to go to the camp every 24 hours, but it is really possible to go to Berlin in all that time.
“Some take the train out easily,” says Ali.
Here corresponds to a person
When asked about life in Germany, Ali says that here, unlike in Lithuania, he is considered a human being and not just an illegal.
“Here they provide us with help, legal advice, and allocate money to hire a lawyer. Here you get a place to live, work and study. You were not illegal here, no one even mentions it,” he says.
True, according to the Dublin regulation, the Germans, having established that Ali had come to Lithuania, should return him to us. beta is not afraid of such a scenario.
“First, Germany will apply to the Lithuanian institution, until the answer comes, about 2 months will pass. Then Germany will decide whether to send you back, but you can always appeal the decision back. It will take another six months. In addition, even if the decision is not favorable to you, the church can provide you with shelter, while it cannot protect you in the process,” said the foreigner, as far as he knows.
According to him, the church’s patronage lasts for half a year, however, he adds that it is a bit more complicated to get it now, because it is already full of asylum seekers, and they look a bit more suspiciously, because some refugees have previously been assigned to a class.
“But in Germany, if you are open and tell the truth, then everything will be fine,” he said.
Success can also be expected during the court process, for example, at the beginning of the year, the court in Hanover refused to return a foreigner to Lithuania after deciding that the conditions for migrants here are inhumane. Such a decision was made in part based on the report of the Seimas inspectors, after it was established that life in the Kybartų Aliens Registration Center is tantamount to torture. There may be more such decisions, and the Amnesty International report criticizing Lithuania on the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union can be used as arguments.
“Some are being deported,” Ali mentioned, and when asked if he himself was not afraid of such a fate, he answered. – Everything depends on the people, you have to find a clever way to stay, but there are a lot of them. I myself am not really afraid, I will not be deported. I have friends, I’ve hired a lawyer, the church will protect me, I’ve already talked to her.”
He doesn’t understand why he had to act like that
When asked to describe his experience in Lithuania in a few sentences, Ali answered: “I spent almost a year in the Soviet Union. I think you understand what I mean.”
He added that he was forced to flee Iraq because he spoke out in defense of the rights of the Yazidi minority, but had no idea that he would be jailed in Europe for it.
“After what I experienced, I am no longer afraid of prison. I can travel safely behind bars again. And this is scary, because people who do not control themselves can commit crimes. Lithuania taught them to love prison,” he said.
Ali adds that he does not understand why Lithuania treated refugees from the East so cruelly, because there is not enough space here, he thinks.
“Let’s talk about German politics. Germany is open to everyone. Of course, they also have problems in migration policy and have made mistakes, especially with regard to the Yazidis. I criticize Germany for that, but they still respect people and that’s enough.”
Most escaped
the announcement published by the Ministry of the Interior last week indicates that there are only 1,400 illegal migrants left in Lithuania.
“This shows that foreigners who illegally crossed the state border last year are not interested in staying, living and working in Lithuania, and the asylum procedure was simply abused,” writes the MIA.
Although the alien registration certificate issued to migrants registered in Lithuania does not give them the right to leave Lithuania or apply for guardianship and live in another EU country, most of the illegal migrants who have left the employment center try other EU countries. If migrants are detained in any other EU country, they are later returned to Lithuania.
According to the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Arnold Abramavičius, such a trend confirms the earlier statement by Lithuanian institutions and services that the main destination of illegal migrants is not asylum in Lithuania, but richer Western European countries. Of the more than 4 migrants who entered our country illegally, only 138 foreigners have been granted asylum and the process of integration has begun, all will have to be returned to the country.
“For the Belarusian regime, as the organizer of this crisis of illegal migration, migrants had only to cause chaos not only in our country, neighboring countries, but also in the entire European Union. Lured by Lukashenko’s offer of “easy” access to Western Europe, they became hostages of the Belarusian regime and were used in a hybrid attack. The rapid decrease of migrants in the country’s accommodation centers in recent months only confirms that the majority of illegal migrants did not really seek asylum in Lithuania, Lithuania is only an intermediate stop for them in search of a better life in the West. However, our message remains the same – the border between Lithuania and the EU is closed for illegal migration,” says the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs.
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