Children and youth Integration Key cases News Returns 2020 Border Police Children and youth children` rights residence on humanitarian grounds

Decision: opinion of the Polish Border Guard’s psychologist could have led to the wrongful deportation of children

Private psychologist opinions indicated that, deportation to the country of origin would break peer ties that children had, not without a difficulty, established. It could lead to their loss of security and, in consequen…
Children and youth Key cases News Returns 2020 Border Police Children and youth Returns children` rights family life residence on humanitarian grounds

Decision: Religious relationships constitute a family life.

Common raising children from a previous partner’s relationship and remaining in a religious (Muslim) relationship with her entitles to obtain a humanitarian residence permit in Poland in order to protect the right to fam…
Children and youth Integration Key cases News Refugees 2020 Supreme Administrative Court Children and youth Integration children` rights welfare/housing

Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court: Good Start Program (300+) to be granted to asylum seekers

The Supreme Administrative Court has confirmed that the 300+ benefit shall be granted to asylum seekers.  Unfortunately, due to the defectiveness of the regulations, such cases will have to be resolved by the courts…
Children and youth Key cases News Returns 2020 Border Police Children and youth Returns children` rights family life residence on humanitarian grounds

Decision: Identification with Polish culture prevents from deportation

Issuing a return decision for a family could have significant impact on the development of children who are fully integrated and identify with Polish society and its culture. Protecting children’s rights, as well as thei…
Children and youth Issues Returns 2020 Border Police Children and youth Refugees children` rights family life residence on humanitarian grounds

Decision: Child’s best interest when a parent is suspected of being a threat to public security

Border Guard, in the procedure for granting residence permit for humanitarian reasons, must examine whether the obligation to return would not violate the right to family life and rights of the child, and whether the mig…
Children and youth Key cases Returns 2019 Border Police Head of The Office for Foreigners Children and youth Returns children` rights residence on humanitarian grounds

Decision: deportation could violate children`s rights

Deportation could violate children rights to the extent that threatens their psychophysical development. Children were in Poland for over five years. They fully integrated into the Polish society planning their future in…