Sunday, January 13, 2008

Irish Government revives controversial plans on asylum seekers

Dublin- The Government's revived controversial plans to hold selected asylum seekers in detention centres while their applications are examined despite criticism from immigrant groups and the Opposition.
The move, which was first announced last year by former justice minister Michael McDowell, aims to prevent unsuccessful applicants from evading deportaion orders.
Senior civil servants have already travelled to similar facilities in Holland and England to examine how successful the system might be here.

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