The Irish government wants to pass an emergency law, allowing them to return migrants present in their territory to the United Kingdom.
Dublin has expressed its wish to legislate a law allowing them to send back their irregular migrants to the United Kingdom, in a context where the latter has decided to send back to Rwanda people who entered British territory illegally.
The Irish government indicates that 80% of recent arrivals of illegal aliens are via the land border. This is opened in the name of the 1998 peace agreement, signed between the British province of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
During an interview with Sky News and broadcast this Sunday, April 28, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak highlighted the dissuasive effect of the law which will allow the United Kingdom to expel migrants to Rwanda, regardless of their country of origin. ‘origin.
A spokesperson for Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has asked the Justice Minister to make several proposals next week, in order to “amend the current law regarding the designation of safe third countries and allow the return to the United Kingdom of non-admissible applicants for international protection.
While he “does not comment on the migration policy of another country”, he underlines “the importance of protecting the integrity of the migration system in Ireland”.
In recent months, Ireland has been subject to increasing tensions over the accommodation of migrants, with an increase in hostile demonstrations which resulted in incidents.
The Irish Minister of Justice, Helen McEntee, announced that she would visit the British Minister of the Interior on Monday April 29, during a trip to London.