In our interview with Sergej Stoma from the Diversity Development Group in Lithuania, we explore the reasons behind illegal migrant pushbacks and deportation at the Lithuanian border, especially to Belarus. What is the judiciary behind this and how did it come about? In this first episode, we seek to understand the dynamics of the situation better and reflect on the European Court of Justice‘s evaluation of it. In our second episode (to be published next week) we update on recent judiciary happenings, more specifically court decisions, and evaluate what this may mean for migrants entering Lithuania in the future.