The British government’s controversial asylum treaty with the East African state of Rwanda is already having an impact – much to Ireland’s chagrin. According to the Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, migrants are increasingly moving there.
Asylum seekers would “seek refuge here and within the EU” to avoid deportation to Rwanda, Irish Foreign Minister Micheàl Martin told the British newspaper “Daily Telegraph” on Friday. About 80 percent of migrants come to Ireland via the British province of Northern Ireland, Martin says. After Brexit, Britain and the EU agreed to leave this border open to prevent new conflicts in the former civil war area.
Social tensions in Ireland had recently increased due to increasing immigration. More than 140,000 people came to Ireland between May 2022 and April 2023, the highest number in sixteen years. Right-wing forces claim that migration is worsening the acute housing crisis. There are always local protests.
Rwanda declared a safe third country
On Tuesday evening, the British Parliament passed a law declaring Rwanda a safe third country. This allows the Conservative government in London to deport asylum seekers who have entered the East African country illegally. They have to apply for asylum there; there are no plans to return to Britain.
Source: Krone
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