The Minister of the Interior and Administration announced his decision to extend the period of reinstated border checks of travellers crossing the Polish-Slovak border by 20 days, until 2 November. The checks will be carried out only upon entry to Poland and crossing borders will be still allowed only at designated checkpoints. The aim of reinstating border checks is to curb irregular migration along the Balkan route. Travellers crossing the Polish-Slovak border should keep in mind to have their travel documents – an ID card or a passport – on them at all times.

Effective Wednesday, 4 October, starting at midnight, border checks of travellers will be temporarily reinstated at the Polish-Slovak border. The checks are carried out only upon entry to Poland and crossing borders is now allowed only at designated checkpoints. Individuals and their vehicles will be chosen based on risk analysis. The aim of reinstating border checks is to curb irregular migration along the Balkan route. Travellers crossing the Polish-Slovak border should keep in mind to have their travel documents – an ID card or a passport – on them at all times.

On Tuesday, October 3, Mariusz Kamiński, Minister of the Interior and Administration, announced that border checks on the Polish-Slovak border are being reinstated for the time being. The rationale for this decision stems from the increasing irregular migration along the so-called Balkan route, one branch of which runs through Slovakia. The press briefing was attended by Secretary of State at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration Maciej Wąsik and Border Guard Commander-in-Chief Maj. Gen. Tomasz Praga.

On Monday, 18 September, Minister Mariusz Kamiński met with Home Secretary of the United Kingdom Suella Braverman in London. The ministers discussed the issue of irregular migration, as well as legal solutions in this area recently introduced by the British side. Their talks also covered issues concerning the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

On Monday, 11 September, Minister Mariusz Kamiński met with the newly appointed Moldovan Minister of Internal Affairs Adrian Efros in Chisinau. Their meeting concerned Poland's continued support for Moldova to date as well as subsequent measures to address the threats facing the country. In this context, the ministers raised the topics of Russian aggression against Ukraine and attempts by pro-Russian groups to destabilise Moldova as well as the situation in Transnistria.

On Wednesday, 30 August 2023, Minister of the Interior and Administration Mariusz Kamiński took part in a briefing on the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border at the former Border Guard Post in Krynki in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. The briefing was also attended by the Minister of Defence Mariusz Błaszczak and Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau. After the briefing, the ministers issued their statements to the media in the village of Usnarz Górny.

On Monday, 28 August, the Ministry of the Interior and Administration hosted a meeting of the ministers of the interior of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, attended by Minister Mariusz Kamiński, Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania Agnė Bilotaitė, Minister for Interior of the Republic of Latvia Māris Kučinskis and Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Estonia Lauri Läänemets. The ministers issued statements to the media at the conclusion of the talks, highlighting exceptional cooperation aimed at maintaining security in the region.

On Monday, August 7, Deputy Minister Maciej Wąsik briefed the press on the current situation on the Polish-Belarusian border concerning the constantly increasing migration pressures. Commander-in-Chief of the Border Guard, Major General Tomasz Praga, was also present at the briefing.

On 4 August 2023, Minister of the Interior and Administration Mariusz Kamiński spoke on the phone with the Lithuanian Minister of the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė. The ministers discussed the current situation on the border with Belarus along with the terms of a regular, day-to-day mechanism for cooperation between Poland, Lithuania and the other Baltic States.

On 2 August, a group of 149 Polish firefighters returned to Poland from a mission to Greece. For the past two weeks, they had been fighting forest wildfires as part of an international mission of the Polish State Fire Brigade, the 18th in its history and the 7th such assignment in recent years. The firefighters were welcomed at the Rescue and Firefighting Unit No. 1 in Katowice by the voivode of Silesia Jarosław Wieczorek and Deputy Chief of the State Fire Service, Brigadier-General Arkadiusz Przybyła. Minister Mariusz Kamiński expressed his gratitude towards the participants of the mission and thanked them for their commitment.