"The Lithuanian Red Cross says that some of the reversed migrants may endanger their security, and there is also a question of possible disproportionate use of force.

 According to the organization, although Member States may require applications for international protection to be lodged at a designated place under the European Union's Asylum Procedures Directive, as in this case at border checkpoints, there are two potential problems in the current situation. "First, without the admission of vulnerable people - official data from the Department of Statistics show that almost a quarter of migrants are minors and almost a third are women - they would remain in an unsafe environment and their safety may be endangered," said Program Manager Eglė Samuchovaitė in a comment sent to BNS. "Secondly, in the absence of a physical border barrier with Belarus, the question arises as to how to ensure that there is no disproportionate use of force that is not justified against those seeking asylum," she said."