ABSTRACT
The outcome of the issuance and enforcement of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) is the forcible removal of a person to the issuing country, which is most often the country of origin. According to the Polish Ministry of Justice, between 2006 and 2020, Poland issued more than 70,000 EAWs, although European Commission data show a lower number of 45,000. During their research, the researchers talked to Polish nationals targeted by EAW measures to learn about their stories and find out why they left Poland, how their lives turned out abroad, and what consequences the forced return to the country had for them and their families. The chapter looks at the consequences of this process for those sought by the justice system and forced to return to Poland. It examines not only the returned persons themselves but also their families, whether they stayed in the country to which they emigrated or moved back to Poland.
