The UK’s intention to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, according to Department of Justice officials, is likely to cause migrants to “think twice” and consider alternative possibilities, such as Ireland, reports Breaking News.
During a deportation briefing, Minister of Justice Helen McEntee was informed that although the United Kingdom’s stance towards Rwanda was “engulfed in legal actions,” it was expected to have repercussions for other governments.
It stated that it may present Ireland as “an appealing substitute” or as “a stepping stone” towards eventual permanent re-entry into the United Kingdom, reports Breaking News.
The document, written in 2022 while the government was debating lifting a Covid-19 deportation embargo, stated that Ireland will unavoidably be impacted by UK immigration policy.
It said: “The first transfer of refugees from the UK to Rwanda has yet to succeed. It is currently mired in legal actions. While it remains to be seen how successful the U.K.’s much criticised attempt to outsource its immigrant processing to Rwanda will be in reality, [it could be that the chance] of being removed to that state would cause migrants to the U.K. to think twice and seek alternatives,” reports Breaking News.
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