Ireland aims to enact legislation on returning asylum seekers to UK

1/5/2024 6:42

        Ireland's government said on Tuesday it planned to enact legislation by the end of May allowing it to resume sending asylum seekers back to the United
        Kingdom.
        
        The Irish High Court ruled last month that Ireland could not send back people who arrive from the UK seeking asylum because the Irish government had not outlined whether they could be at risk on their return.
        
        With differences over the issue growing between London and Dublin, Prime Minister Simon Harris set out plans for Justice Minister Helen McEntee to overcome the High Court ruling in remarks to parliament.
        
        "The (justice) minister received permission (from cabinet) to draft legislation and intends to enact it by the end of the month and will lay out in the legislation how she intends to respond to the High Court," Harris said.
        
        He also urged London in earlier comments to stand by a 2020 agreement that allows for asylum seekers to be returned in either direction.