8 minutes agoIreland Concerned by Albanians, Georgians, South Africans
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(7 years ago)The number of asylum seekers in Ireland has increased by more than a third in the first six months of this year compared to 2018. The Irish Department of Justice says concerned that the largest number of these requests have come from countries classified as <x0 safe>” from [...]
The Irish Department of Justice says concerned that the largest number of these requests have come from countries classified as <x0 safe>” from the United Nations.
About 41 percent of asylum applications in the first part of this year have come from southern Albanians, Georgians, and Africans. But according to the media these countries are officially viewed as <x0 safe>”.
That means Ireland views them as safe and with stable democracies. Furthermore, the <x0);Irish Times” writes that “azil seekers from these countries have very little chance of staying in Ireland”.
The growing number of applicants from countries considered safe in the UN's origin is disturbing”, a justice department spokesman said.
The highest number of asylum applications, Ireland has had it in 2002 with 11,634 requests. Then, demand dropped to 943 in 2013. Among other things, Irish media stress that increasing asylum applications comes at a time when the system is impossible to offer safe accommodation to all. /abcnews. al
