Ireland There are plans to return asylum seekers to Britain under new emergency laws, in an effort to prevent arrivals through Northern Ireland.
Taoiseach, Simon Harris wants proposals brought to Cabinet next week amid concerns over Rishi Sunak rwanda plan The route of asylum seekers from Britain was changing.
Harris has asked Justice Minister Helen McEntee to bring forward a motion to Cabinet next week to allow the return of inadmissible international protection applicants to Britain.
The moves are as follows: Sunak’s claim The Conservative Party’s prevention was working, and after it emerged that 80% of recent asylum seekers in Ireland came via the land border with Northern Ireland.
A spokesperson for Harris said that she did not comment on the migration policies of other countries, but that in order to protect the integrity of Ireland’s migration system she had asked the Justice Minister regarding safe third country designations and unacceptable international protections allowing returns. Was asked to bring the proposal. UK applicants.
“Ireland has a rules-based system which must always be applied firmly and fairly,” the spokesperson said. “This is one of the many measures we are taking to strengthen our system and ensure it is robust, effective and agile. “The rules and the integrity of our migration system will be at the forefront of our actions.”
McEntee said she would strengthen control of Ireland and discuss the return of refugees with James Cleverley and other British officials during a visit to London.
“That’s why I’m speeding up processing, that’s why I’ll be bringing emergency legislation to Cabinet this week to ensure we can effectively bring people back to the UK and that’s why I Will meet the Home Secretary on Monday to raise these issues,” he told RTE.
In an interview with Sky News on Sunday, Sunak said the controversial Rwandan law which was signed last week was already having an impact as people were worried about coming to the UK.
“Illegal migration is a global challenge, which is why you see many countries talking about third-country partnerships, looking at new ways to solve this problem, and I believe “We will follow the lead that the UK has taken.”
Last week a protest in County Wicklow over proposed refugee accommodation led to violent clashes with police, who used shields and spray and arrested six people. Police said stones and other missiles were thrown and they recovered an axe.
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In recent years there have been protests and arson attacks on proposed refugee accommodation centers around Ireland, raising concerns about the far-right movement and threats against politicians.
one in The speech will be given later on Sunday The Taoiseach said warning signs relating to abuse by public figures should be taken seriously. “We know how this story ends,” Harris will say. “We have received a lot of warnings and we need to take them seriously before the unthinkable happens.”
Ireland has hosted more than 100,000 refugees, about three-quarters of whom are from Ukraine. There is a severe housing crisis that has driven up rents and homelessness and fueled anti-immigrant sentiment. A riot last november Damaged parts of central Dublin.