A garda has been deployed in Belfast to support immigration investigations following concerns about people entering the country illegally through Northern Ireland.
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris confirmed that a member of the Garda National Immigration Bureau has been stationed in Belfast as part of engagement with stakeholders in the area.
People have been detected illegally travelling across the border using a variety of modes of transport including buses, trains and taxis as well as private and rental cars. "This consists of significant checkpoint operations on the M1 motorway, which have resulted in the inspection of 172 vehicles and 102 people being detected entering the state without the requisite visas or identity documents," he said.
"During these operations all persons entering Ireland illegally were refused leave to land and returned to the UK by ferry from Dublin Port to Holyhead.
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