Ireland planning emergency law to send asylum seekers back to the UK
by Archie Mitchell
Apr 28, 2024
2 minutes
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Irish premier Simon Harris has asked his justice minister to bring forward emergency legislation to allow Ireland to send asylum seekers back to the UK.
The taoiseach said Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda has caused an uptick in the number of asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland into the Republic.
In response, a spokesperson for Mr Harris regarding the designation of safe ‘third countries’ and allowing the return of inadmissible international protection applicants to the UK”.
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