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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: Britain will not accept the return of asylum seekers from Ireland

2024-04-30 10:51:09Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: Britain will not accept the return of asylum seekers
British and Irish ministers are trying to ease tensions between their governments after London refuses to accept the return of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland, many of whom are apparently fleeing Britain for fear of deportation to Rwanda.

The British government recently passed a highly controversial law under which asylum seekers and others arriving in the UK by illegal means, such as small boats crossing the English Channel, will be deported to Rwanda for processing Theirs.

Today, Irish officials are expected to discuss emergency legislation for a new policy to "return" migrants to the UK. Ireland's Justice Minister Helen McEntee claimed last week that the number of asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland to Ireland was now "higher than 80%". She did not give exact figures.

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Sunday that Ireland would not "provide a pathway for someone else's immigration challenges" after one of his ministers said that more than 80% of asylum seekers entering Ireland now cross the land border with Ireland. North, which is part of the United Kingdom. Sunak, however, dismissed the proposal out of hand.

"We will not accept returns from the EU through Ireland when the EU does not accept returns to France, where the illegal immigrants come from," he said on Monday. Sunak claims that the increase in migrants crossing to Ireland from the UK shows that the intended deterrence effect of Rwanda's policy, which domestic opponents, international critics and human rights organizations have described as inhumane and potentially illegal.

Chris Heaton-Harris, the UK secretary for Northern Ireland, and Irish Deputy Prime Minister Micheal Martin sought to downplay any rift over the migrant issue at a press conference on Monday. The countries are committed together to "protect the common travel area from abuse," Heaton-Harris said.

The Irish government's proposed legislation to return asylum seekers to the UK is a response to an Irish High Court ruling last week which found that the UK's designation of Ireland as a "safe third country" for asylum seekers is contrary to EU law. Ireland's immigration policy has become tougher in recent years, with an influx of refugees from Ukraine and elsewhere adding urgency to the nationwide housing crisis.

Far-right groups have used the arrivals to fuel a small but vocal movement that opposes housing foreigners, particularly Muslims and Africans. A stabbing by a man of Algerian origin last year sparked riots in Dublin, shocking a country unaccustomed to displays of racist violence.


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