The surge in entries of asylum-seekers from the UK is being linked to London’s controversial plans to send migrants to land-locked Rwanda in central Africa. No such offer has been made, and the Tories know it would be rejected outright anyway. But talking tough on migration is viewed as a last refuge for the Tories in their desperation to salvage some losses. Ms McEntee told a cabinet sub-committee yesterday that Nigerian asylum-seekers in Ireland now face being sent back to Nigeria due to the continuing row with the UK. Ms McEntee told the committee that Nigerian asylum-seekers whose applications are rejected under the fast-track system may soon be returned to their country of origin.

Source: Irish Independent May 03, 2024 04:39 UTC