A 2022 briefing warned the UK's Rwanda plan could make Ireland seem like “an attractive alternative” or as “a stepping stone” to later getting back into the UK permanently
Department of Justice officials warned that UK plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda were likely to make migrants “think twice” and look at other options like Ireland.
READ MORE: British newspaper suggestion that Gardaí are being sent to Northern Irish border rubbished The briefing said if the United Kingdom was successful in reducing or deterring arrivals, neighbouring states would feel the impact. The briefing also discussed the complexity of carrying out deportations, even in cases which involved serious criminality. It explained how the only enforced removals that took place during the pandemic were ones where an individual was deemed to carry “an unacceptable risk to public safety”.
“It is not desirable from a public safety perspective that individuals with serious criminal records or other offences considered suitable for deportation, should remain at liberty in this State for prolonged periods while the state deals with potentially vexatious applications.” The moratorium on removals had also created another problem where deportation orders signed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic might no longer be as robust and be subject to legal challenge.
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