The Irish government threatened to return asylum seekers to the United Kingdom and a diplomatic row ensued.

irish government gave the green light this Tuesday to the drafting of a new law that wants Facilitating the return of migrants to the United Kingdom To reach this country through the invisible border with the British province of Northern Ireland.

With this law, Dublin wants to designate the United Kingdom once again safe destinationGiven that London last week approved a controversial plan designed to deport irregular migrants rwanda,

Irish Justice Minister, Helen McEntee, Today he presented the Executive with a preview of the package of legal measures he has been working on since a ruling by the Dublin High Court in March revised an immigration agreement signed by London and Dublin in 2020.

This court determined the designation of Ireland as the United Kingdom. “Safe Third Country” In the context of the Rwandan Plan, the return of asylum seekers is contrary to European Union (EU) law.

McEntee stressed this Tuesday that the new law is not a “panacea”, but assured that it will be part of an immigration policy “Firm and fair.”

The case has caused a diplomatic crisis between the two countries, as the Irish government, a coalition between Christian Democrats, centrists and the Greens, condemned it. Deportations to Rwanda are creating “fear” among immigrants and those who have There was a surge in arrivals to this country.

Both sides say they will work together to strengthen the common travel area between Ireland and the United Kingdom, which allows free movement of their citizens, amid signs that migrants could take advantage of the lack of controls .

However, the British Prime Minister, rishi sunakhas said so “Not interested” in a deal with Dublin. For the return to its territory of undocumented migrants who entered the Republic to avoid deportation to Rwanda.

Conservative ‘chief’ warns controversial plan is acting as a tool Will not accept returns from the EU through Ireland (which is a member of the bloc) “When the EU does not accept returns to France”, according to him, that is where the illegal immigrants arriving in England in boats through the English Channel come from.

McEntee Today it was emphasized that 80% The influx of undocumented immigrants into Ireland across the invisible border with Northern Ireland has strained relations between the two countries, which London wants to transfer to the EU.

Prime Minister of Ireland, Simon Harris, This Tuesday he expressed his “Legitimate Hope” For the United Kingdom to accept the return of asylum seekers to the border, a day after its British counterpart ruled out any possible agreement in this regard.

“I have full hope that the agreements between the two countries will be completed”; Harris spoke upon her arrival at a government meeting in which she went back to commitments signed after Brexit, based on which Ireland reserves the right to return to the United Kingdom migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected.

The Irish Executive is now debating a legal reform that puts these commitments in black and white. “We are going to make changes to put into practice the law that Ireland and the United Kingdom have already agreed and come into force from 2020,” Harris said. He stressed that it only seeks to provide “legal clarity”.

The Irish government has condemned this Increase in arrivals of asylum seekers due to increasing political pressure in the United Kingdom, Mainly due to the approval of the law that supports deportation in Rwanda. Flows may have increased into Northern Ireland, the only land border between the two sides.

The British government has acknowledged that some of those potentially expelled have stopped informing authorities about their whereabouts; Specifically, approximately 2,140 5,700 According to a report collected by the Interior Ministry, have already been identified Guardian.

as collected the new York Times, Simon Harris on Sunday said: “This country will in no way provide immunity from anyone else’s immigration challenges.” The country is already struggling to absorb an influx of refugees from Ukraine and elsewhere, and has seen violent clashes over immigration in small towns and major cities.

(With information from EFE and Europa Press)