Applying for asylum is a sacred thing in international law, so pushing the migrants back to Belarus doesn't pass the smell test

 "Agnė Bilotaitė, the Minister of the Interior, who signed the order, allowed the migrants who crossed the border to turn around this week. As a result, Lithuania has not received any reaction from EU countries, but peace may not last long. General Jonas Žemaitis Lithuanian Military Academy Associate Professor Vytautas Isoda probably has difficulties deciding how to react to Lithuania's actions. 

"The order of the Minister of the Interior to turn migrants is contrary to EU values," Isoda told Lietuvos Rytas television. According to him, an ambiguous situation has arisen: "Lithuania seems to have  the finger pointed at for not coping with this crisis."  We may lose a number of cases before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and even pay compensation to migrants who have lodged complaints. "Applying for asylum is a sacred thing in international law, so pushing the migrants back to Belarus doesn't pass the smell test."