Migrants aiming for Ireland prove deterrence in Rwanda plan works – This was his reaction In an interview with Sky News, British Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak, who is facing a challenge in the municipal elections, cast the concerns of migrants seeking other destinations as a victory after the law was passed yesterday to resettle illegal immigrants in Rwanda.
They are feared to be attacked in Dublin.
According to Justice Minister Helen McEntee, 80% of illegal immigrants arriving in Ireland come from the UK – via Northern Ireland – so she has introduced legislation that would allow those who arrive without authorization to be deported to Britain.
The British Prime Minister just waved this off.
“We don't care about that. We don't accept refugees sent from the European Union, meaning Ireland, and after all, France, an EU member state, doesn't accept illegal immigrants coming from there to Great Britain either.” Quoted AZ Irish Independent Sunakot.
I focus on the administration of the Rwandan regime
– The Prime Minister answered the question: Has London begun negotiations with Brussels regarding the readmission of illegal immigrants?
In light of what happened, it is not at all surprising that the scheduled meeting between the British Home Secretary and the Irish Minister of Justice in London was postponed at the last minute. James Cleverly claimed that his other preoccupations prevented him from meeting, so Helen MacEntee did not even travel to attend the British-Irish Government Conference.
Is Britain considered safe?
However, the dispute was not only between Dublin and London.
The Irish Asylum Board has questioned the 80 per cent figure and warned that emergency legislation to deport illegal immigrants to the UK was unlikely to have any legal basis.
The regulation will be a response to the Irish Supreme Court decision, which stated that deporting asylum seekers to the United Kingdom, classified as a “safe third country” – in light of the “Rwanda Plan” – would contravene EU law.
The British government will decide who can enter the country regardless of the regulations adopted by the Irish government, which it previously announced in London.
Mel Stride, Britain's Employment Secretary, said: “It is not our intention to increase the number of illegal immigrants in the UK.”
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It is “hasty” to say the Rwanda Plan is working, believes Labour's shadow foreign secretary.
I suspect we will see temperatures rise: it will not stop many people from crossing the English Channel
David Lammy said.
From an Irish perspective, it is vital that we are able to return illegal immigrants to the UK, as the Irish Justice Minister has said. “We will introduce legislation that classifies the UK as a ‘safe country’ and removes barriers to deportation,” McEntee said.
The Taoiseach, Ireland's prime minister, also defended the upcoming law, saying that immigration policy in other countries should not influence Ireland's measures.
“Every country has the right to its own immigration policy. I have absolutely no intention of letting anyone else's immigration policy influence the integrity of our own,” Simon Harris said.
He insists on itAnd that based on the current agreement between the two countries, the United Kingdom will take back illegal immigrants who come to Ireland from there.
By the way, London plans to send the first group of migrants to Rwanda next July, who are 5,700 people residing in the island state without a permit. However, the Home Office is now only able to locate 2,143 illegal immigrants – mentioned Sky News.
(Cover photo: A ship carrying migrants arrives at the port of Dover on April 23, 2023. Photo: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
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