In reaction to increased illegal immigration and the recent death of a Polish soldier on the Poland-Belarus border, Polish farmers have begun dumping pig manure to deter Muslim immigrants. This measure is aimed at exploiting religious beliefs that avoid contact with pigs. The initiative, led by the National Farmers’ Protest Movement, is legally sanctioned and intended to prevent migrants from the Middle East, Asia, and North Africa from crossing into the European Union. Polish authorities link the migrant influx to efforts by Russia and Belarus to destabilize the EU, noting that most migrants possess Russian visas.