Ireland increased immigration enforcement at fastest rate in EU last year, figures show
Ireland intensified its enforcement of immigration legislation at the fastest rate of any EU member state last year with the number of non-EU nationals returned to another country after being issued with an order to leave increasing almost fourfold.
New figures published by the European Commission reveal that the rate of increase by Ireland in unsuccessful international protection applicants being returned outside EU borders in 2024 was 265 per cent compared to the EU average of 17 per cent.
The latest figures show that 1,040 asylum seekers were returned from the Republic to somewhere outside the EU last year compared to 285 in 2023.
A majority of the 27 EU member states – a total of 14 countries – including Denmark, the Netherlands, Greece and Austria – recorded a decrease in the number of international protection applicants being removed from their respective countries after being issued with an order to leave.
The figures also highlight how enforcement activity by the…
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