Over 4,740 transit migrant detained in Czechia in 2023

Czech police officers detained 4,742 people during transit migration last year, Police President Martin Vondrášek said on Monday. It was more than 17,000 fewer than in the previous year, but also about 3,400 more than in 2021. Because of the increasing number of refugees, Czechia introduced checks on its border with Slovakia last October, which have continued until now. They were last extended by the government in early January and are due to last until at least 2 February.

The random checks are intended to prevent transit migration through Czechia to other EU countries.