Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers has stated that asylum seekers who commit serious crimes should be deported, including those who have already been granted asylum. She defended her comments as reflecting public opinion.
Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers has said that anyone who is seeking asylum or has been granted asylum should be deported if they commit a serious crime.The Irish Independent reported on Saturday that an internal Fianna Fáil document has suggested that asylum seekers who commit crimes while awaiting decisions on their applications should be immediately deported.
“If you're granted status, I think so too if it's an indictable offence, I think if it's a serious offence that needs to be looked at." “I don't see a challenge at an EU level. I don't see people being against that. I think other countries would be very much along the same lines as what I'm after saying.”
Elsewhere, Dublin MEP Barry Andrews acknowledged that there will likely be “legal challenges” to some aspects of the new EU Migration Pact. This includes the setting up of reception centres on borders to hold migrants while their asylum requests are assessed. This dedicated accommodation will be provided for people who are being processed in the border procedure or who are due to be returned to another country.
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