Poland reinstated border controls on Monday with neighboring Germany and Lithuania following similar German restrictions imposed earlier this year aimed at discouraging asylum-seekers. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Poland has announced it will send 5,000 soldiers to its border with Germany in a bid to halt the return of failed asylum seekers

Warsaw's move reflects growing regional tensions over illegal crossings and diverging approaches to Schengen rules.