Posted on 01/30/2024 5:38:19 PM PST by Olog-hai
The Government is considering whether to charter flights in order to remove those who have failed in their asylum applications.
The Office of Government Procurement has posted a tender on the eTenders website seeking information on the potential availability of such services.
It is not yet at the stage of issuing a tender.
Charter flights have been used in the past to deport failed asylum applicants, but have not been used in recent years.
It comes as Algeria and Botswana are to be added to Ireland’s list of “safe countries”, under a plan brought to the Cabinet by the Minister for Justice.
It means that applicants for International Protection from those two nations will have their cases decided within a maximum of 90 days. […]
A safe country is a place where, generally, there is no persecution, torture, inhumane treatment or conflict.
Ireland already has eight countries on its safe list, which was created in November 2022.
The Department of Integration says the State is currently accommodating 3,110 people from Algeria and 709 people from Botswana. …
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Too bad our worthless excuse for a government won’t do the same.
It’s all for show. Watch the “safe countries” list expand instead of the number of taxpayer-funded charter flights that should have never been necessary to begin with.
Failed politicians can join them and take priority seating.
“Government considers charter flights to deport failed asylum applicants [Ireland]”
Don’t they have any garbage scows?
If the “safe countries” list expands That Is A Good Thing !
If the “safe countries” list expands That Is A Good Thing !
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