Most Poles supported the deportation of unemployed Ukrainian men
A majority of Poles support a proposal by the opposition party “Law and Justice” to deport Ukrainian men of draft age who do not have legal employment from the country.
According to the survey, 67.2% of respondents support the deportation of such Ukrainians, while 23.4% do not support this idea.
The survey showed that attitudes toward the PiS proposal vary significantly depending on the respondents’ age.
Among Poles aged 18–29, 43% of respondents view the idea positively. In contrast, support reaches 80% among people around 50 years of age.
Additionally, according to the survey results, religious respondents are more likely to support the “Law and Justice” proposal than non-religious respondents.
The survey was conducted on August 7–8, 2026, immediately after the party presented its proposal. Over a thousand people participated in the survey.
The “Law and Justice” party presented a new concept for migration policy, one of the key points of which is the deportation of Ukrainian men aged 25 to 60 if they do not have legal employment in Poland.
The initiative sparked debate in Polish society and among politicians.
At the same time, Poland’s Ministry of the Interior and Administration criticized the PiS proposal.
“The Law and Justice party’s plans to deport Ukrainians of draft age are populism,” said ministry spokeswoman Karolina Halecka.
She also noted that 95% of Ukrainian men in Poland work legally.
Thus, despite criticism from the Polish government, the idea of deporting Ukrainian men without legal employment received the support of two-thirds of survey participants.
This is evidenced by the results of an IBRiS poll conducted for the newspaper Rzeczpospolita.
As a reminder, Andrzej Szlówka, a member of the Polish opposition party “Law and Justice,” has called for the deportation from Poland of Ukrainian men of draft age who do not have legal employment. He stated that such individuals could be used to form at least one brigade to participate in the war against Russia.
Prior to this, the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party proposed deporting Ukrainian men of draft age who are not working legally in Poland.
The Consulate General of Ukraine in Wrocław is monitoring reports of an attack on three Ukrainian citizens in the town of Kozhukhiv, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland. Polish law enforcement authorities are investigating the circumstances of the incident and its possible motives.
On the evening of August 1, three Ukrainian citizens—37-year-old Volodymyr, 32-year-old Vasyl, and 28-year-old Adelina—were attacked in the town of Kozhukhiv (Lubusz Voivodeship). The incident took place on the private grounds of the hostel where the victims were staying.
