BBC: "Expelled the same day: Ireland hardens illegal immigration response"

[DrLeftover]

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“If they don't have status to be in Ireland, we bring them to Dublin,” he explains. “They're removed on a ferry back to the UK on the same day.”

Asylum applications in Ireland have risen by nearly 300% so far this year compared to the same period five years ago. A spike in arrivals from the UK has been driven by various factors, among these the UK’s tougher stance post-Brexit, including the fear of deportations to Rwanda, as well as Ireland’s relatively healthy economy.

Most asylum seekers coming from the UK to the Republic of Ireland enter the country from Northern Ireland, as - unlike the airport or ferry routes - there is no passport control. The Garda checks along the 500km-long (310 miles) border are the only means of stopping illegal entry.

Expelled the same day: Ireland hardens illegal immigration response

Ireland is clamping down on migrants crossing the border from the UK - the BBC sees the policy in action.

www.bbc.com

 

[Webster]

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