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The Irish Prime Minister has demanded to be allowed to return illegal migrants who have headed over the border from Britain.
Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris has asked his Justice Minister to change the law regarding the designation of safe third countries, that would allow the return of inadmissible asylum seekers coming from the UK.
The move comes after it emerged illegal immigrants from Britain are now trying to claim asylum in Ireland, due to fears they could be deported to Rwanda.
Figures show that in the year leading up to April 2023, Ireland saw a 16-year-high arrivals rate, with more than 140,000 immigrants applying.
More than 80 percent of recent asylum seekers have crossed the border into Ireland from the UK.
Despite deputy Irish PM Micheál Martin criticising the Rwanda policy as a “knee-jerk reaction”, it now appears that the Irish Government is happy to risk sending asylum seekers back …
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