Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows
The Guardian World ·
Up to 90% of asylum seekers in Ireland may have entered the country via the Northern Ireland land border in the last three years, figures suggest. …
Up to 90% of asylum seekers in Ireland may have entered the country via the Northern Ireland land border in the last three years, figures suggest. Irish government data shows the common travel area (CTA) is being exploited in both directions but suggests it may be more popular for those seeking asylum in Ireland than in the UK. The UK Home Office revealed overnight that in the past year it had apprehended more than 900 “immigration offenders” abusing the open land border. …
Original source: The Guardian World