Ireland plans to send migrants who are fleeing through Northern Ireland back to Great Britain following the passing of a law allowing the deportation of illegal immigrants to Rwanda. This was stated by Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee, as quoted by Politico.
According to her, migrants will be returned to Britain based on emergency legislation that the government is already preparing.
“This week, emergency legislation will be presented to the Cabinet to ensure that we can effectively return people to Great Britain,” she said.
The minister added that she will “raise these issues” during a meeting with UK Home Secretary James Cleverly on Monday.
In turn, the press secretary of the Irish Prime Minister, Simon Harris, confirmed that the Justice Minister had been instructed to “present proposals to the Cabinet next week to amend existing legislation regarding the definition of safe ‘third countries’ and the permission to return unacceptable applicants for international protection to Great Britain.”
This move came after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated that the increase in the number of people seeking asylum in Ireland is evidence that the Conservative plan to deport people to Rwanda has worked as a “deterrent… because people are afraid to come here.”
