Polish protestors in scores of cities across the country have taken to the streets to demand that the flow of illegal migrants be stopped.

Anti-immigration protests were held in around 80 Polish cities on Saturday, according to local media. The largest demonstration reportedly attracted around 5,000 people.

The rallies were organized by a political alliance called the Confederation Liberty and Independence. The coalition of right-wing groups has taken a hardline stance against the EU and its immigration policy.

Around 5,000 people took part in a protest in the southern Polish city of Katowice. Most of the protesters were men, and many were from football fan clubs.

Videos from the scene show protesters waving Polish flags and chanting anti-immigration slogans. The demonstrators also held a large banner reading: Refugees NOT welcome.

Confederation co-chairman Krzysztof Bosak, speaking at a rally in Bialystok on Saturday, accused the EU and NATO ally Germany of sending benefit bandits across the border into Poland. The Polish border patrol is too overworked and undermanned to stem the flow of illegal immigrants, he said.

According to local news, some of the protesters observed moments of silence in remembrance of a 24-year-old Polish woman who died after being stabbed in Torun last month. A 19-year-old Colombian national has been charged with murder.

Anti-immigration sentiment in Poland has been on the rise. In recent weeks, local Polish community groups have begun to form citizen patrols to block the entry and return of migrants at the border, according to local media.

Earlier this month, Warsaw reintroduced border controls with fellow EU members Germany and Lithuania, and deployed more troops to the areas to fight the flow of illegal immigration. Poland previously accused Berlin of ’dumping’ thousands of migrants across the Polish border. You can share this story on social media:

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