Ireland and UK in Asylum Seeker Dispute: Dublin Plans to Send Arrivals Back to UK Amid Concerns Over Rwanda Plan
Ireland is planning to send asylum seekers back to the UK under emergency laws due to concerns that Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan is driving people to Ireland.
Taoiseach Simon Harris has asked the justice minister to bring proposals to the cabinet next week to allow the return of inadmissible international protection applicants to the UK.
This comes after a diplomatic row between Ireland and Britain, with Dublin vowing to send arrivals to Ireland back to the UK and London insisting it will not accept any.
Irish Minister for Justice, Harris, has stated that Ireland will not create loopholes for migration challenges and will maintain a firm rules-based system.
The statement comes after a surge in asylum seekers entering Ireland via the land border with Northern Ireland, and UK's Sunak claiming that the Conservative party's deterrence is working.
The UK government has said it will not accept asylum seekers from Ireland without a deal with Brussels.
The Irish government has suspended the return of asylum seekers from the EU to the UK due to a ruling by the Irish High Court that designating the UK as a "safe third country" breaches EU law.
Irish Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is focusing on implementing Ireland's Rwanda scheme and working with France to prevent migrant boats from crossing the English Channel.
McEntee plans to discuss the issue of refugee returns with British officials during a visit to London.