While the Irish government is currently preparing stricter asylum laws, the EU country’s authorities are stepping up a crackdown on illegally built homes.
A large police force has been deployed in the capital Dublin, broadcaster RTÉ and the newspaper ‘Irish Times’ reported on Wednesday. A tent camp where hundreds of people live is evacuated. Buses are ready to take people away.
Recently, about 200 tents lined the sidewalks around the offices of the International Protection Office, which is responsible for processing asylum applications. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris announced the expulsion on Tuesday. Asylum seekers would be given safe housing, he said. However, there is a housing shortage in Ireland.
Hurry across the open border into Northern Ireland
According to the Irish government, significantly more asylum seekers have recently arrived in the EU country without the necessary documents, often via the open border with the British province of Northern Ireland. According to media reports, more than 6,700 people have applied for asylum in Ireland since January, almost 90 percent more than the same period last year.
Prime Minister wants to send asylum seekers back to GB
One reason for the increase in new arrivals is the conservative British government’s controversial plan to deport illegally arrived migrants to Rwanda, regardless of their origin. Irish Prime Minister Harris, in turn, threatened to send evasive asylum seekers back to Britain.
Source: Krone
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