Law allowing asylum seekers to be detained and sent to Rwanda disapplied by court in Northern Ireland
Monday, 13 May 2024 A judge has ruled that provisions of the UK's Illegal Migration Act - which created powers to send asylum seekers to Rwanda - should be disapplied in Northern Ireland.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has argued that migration deals similar to those in Italy will not be effective as a deterrent. His comments follow official figures showing that over 800 migrants crossed the English Channel in the past week. Philp acknowledged that prevention deals could be a “constructive step,” but insisted they would not succeed without a proper deterrent, while defending the previous government's Rwanda deportation plan. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Integration Minister Roderic O'Gorman says his Department is projecting around 22,000 asylum seekers arriving in Ireland this year - a dramatic increase on the 13,000 that arrived last year.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak say the increase in migrant numbers crossing over to Ireland proves that his controversial Rwanda policy is working.
Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:05Published
Monday, 13 May 2024
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