Despite worries about human rights, the Rwanda Bill was passed on Tuesday. It will send asylum seekers who are “entering the UK illegally” to the central African nation, regardless of the outcome of their case.
His comments are consistent with those made by Justice Minister Helen McEntee earlier this week, when she stated that refugees and migrants were crossing the border into Northern Ireland.
According to Ms. McEntee, “more than 80%” of those applying for asylum in Ireland did so via Northern Ireland, a border crossing that is open as stipulated by the UK-EU Brexit pact.
According to Ms. McEntee, “more than 80%” of those applying for asylum in Ireland did so via Northern Ireland, a border crossing that is open as stipulated by the UK-EU Brexit pact.
It occurs at a time when tensions over immigration are rising in Ireland, a country dealing with a housing crisis that has impacted both its own citizens and those seeking asylum.
Six persons were detained during a protest at a location in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow, designated to shelter asylum seekers, overnight.
