Ireland to resume sending asylum seekers back to the UK 'by end of May'

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak say the increase in migrant numbers crossing over to Ireland proves that his controversial Rwanda policy is working.

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00:00Ireland's government has said it's planning to enact legislation by the end of May that

00:06would allow it to resume sending asylum seekers back to the United Kingdom.

00:13Justice Minister Helen McEntee said the emergency legislation would allow for faster processing

00:18of migrants.

00:20This is not a panacea. This has never been a panacea when we talk about returns. The

00:24most effective way that we can have an immigration system that's firm but fair is having fast

00:29processing. What this means is that people's applications are turned around much more quickly.

00:33Prime Minister Simon Harris urged Westminster to stand by a 2020 agreement that allows asylum

00:39seekers to be returned in either direction.

00:43British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claims that the increase in migrants crossing over

00:47to Ireland proves that his controversial Rwanda deportation policy is working.

00:53Irish officials estimate that more than 80% of arrivals into Ireland came via the land

00:59border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK.

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