Abdul Alkak, 39, who has no address in Ireland, was charged with breaching the Immigration Act
A Syrian man arrested after arriving at Dublin Airport without a passport or any form of identification has been remanded in custody.
Detective John Henry of the Garda National Immigration Bureau told the court the man was arrested on Friday at 3.50 pm "having arrived at Dublin Airport". He was charged later that evening, and "The defendant made no reply after caution", the detective said.The accused listened to the proceedings with the aid of an interpreter, and the court heard that he also had one present when he was charged.
The man did not address the court and has not entered a plea. Defence solicitor Eddie O'Connor told Judge Fottrell that his client was not making a bail application.
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