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Thousands of migrants eligible for Rwanda scheme not reporting to Home Office

Thousands of asylum seekers earmarked by the Home Office for deportation to Rwanda have lost contact with the department, a Government document suggests. Out of 5,700 people identified for removal, 2,145 “continue to report to the Home Office and ...

30 Apr 2024 at 07:36

Northern Ireland

Too early to say if Ireland is experiencing impact of Rwanda plan, No 10 says

It is too early to jump to conclusions about the impact of the Rwanda plan, Downing Street has said, after the Irish Government claimed it was causing an influx of migrants into the Republic. Deputy Irish premier Micheal Martin said the policy ...

26 Apr 2024 at 14:15

National News

Don’t send police to border, Sunak tells Dublin amid asylum row

The Prime Minister has urged the Irish government not to send police into border areas amid a row over asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland into the Republic. Rishi Sunak said the Irish government “must uphold its promises” to avoid ...

01 May 2024 at 18:14

National News

Irish government ‘confirms’ no police being sent to NI border

Ireland’s Government has “confirmed” there will be no Irish police deployed to the border on the island, the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) said. The Northern Ireland Secretary and the Irish deputy prime minister held a phone call on ...

01 May 2024 at 23:15

Local News

British PM: Sending ‘police to villages in Donegal’ not the answer to illegal migrants

A row over asylum seekers crossing the border from Northern Ireland into the Republic led to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak say that sending ‘police to villages in Donegal’ is not the correct approach. Sunak was responding to ...

02 May 2024 at 16:38

Northern Ireland

O’Neill seeks ‘thought-out’ response to cross-border asylum seekers in Ireland

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill has called for a “thought-out” response to people who seek asylum in Ireland after travelling from the UK. The Irish Government claimed there has been a shift in migration ...

28 Apr 2024 at 14:43

Northern Ireland

Idea Ireland could join Rwanda scheme ‘more satire than news’, says Taoiseach

Ireland’s premier has described a suggestion that his government could sign up to the UK’s Rwanda scheme as “more satire than news”. Simon Harris dismissed the idea as he made clear Ireland would pursue its own policy ...

03 May 2024 at 12:50

National News

UK would be following Putin’s lead if it abandoned ECHR, committee warned

The UK would be following Vladimir Putin’s lead it if took the “absolutely outrageous” step of withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights, an Irish parliamentary committee has heard. Such a move would ...

16 Nov 2023 at 12:40

Northern Ireland

Ireland won’t be ‘loophole’ for other countries’ migration issues – Harris

Irish premier Simon Harris has said Ireland will not “provide a loophole for anybody else’s migration challenges”, while the UK Government rejected the Republic’s bid to return asylum seekers in a deepening of the ...

28 Apr 2024 at 22:48

National News

UK Government ‘reassured’ over Ireland’s proposed legislation on migration

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said he is “reassured” over proposed Irish legislation on returning asylum seekers from Ireland to the UK. Justice Minister Helen McEntee is to bring a proposal ...

29 Apr 2024 at 16:04

National News

Rwanda plan will ‘definitely’ lead to legal action if operational, says lawyer

An immigration lawyer has warned that cases will be taken by asylum seekers if Ireland attempts to return them to the UK while it is operating its planned Rwanda scheme. It comes as the Cabinet approved ...

30 Apr 2024 at 19:38

National News

Irish premier says ‘of course’ police will not be sent to NI border

The Irish premier has reiterated his Government’s position that police will not be sent to the Northern Ireland border amid an ongoing diplomatic row which saw UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seeking ...

01 May 2024 at 19:32

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