As far as I’m aware, it’s against the law to enter Ireland without appropriate documentation. So why were they allowed out the door of the airport?
“Almost 70% of people who applied for international protection at Dublin Airport in 2023 arrived without a correct identity document, figures supplied by the Department of Justice to Prime Time show.”
This is insanity. How can anyone say that these people are legitimate in their claims.
In order to get here via plane, you need ID documents.
If someone arrives here with NO documents, then they have absolutely destroyed them on route, and they should be immediately placed on the plane to return to where they got the plane from. This is not people seeking refuge, it is immigration by another means and it is an absolute spit in the face to those immigrants who jump through visa hoops to live and work here legally. Why people choose to pretend these are fleeing war is unbelievable.
Why is absolutely no party, even in opposition, speaking out against this nonsense?!
Under the Immigration Act 2004 it is an offence, punishable by up to 12 months in prison or a €3,000 fine, for an adult to land in the State without a valid travel document.
I believe there’s been just one prosecution for this offence in recent years
> Almost 70% of people who applied for international protection at Dublin Airport in 2023 arrived without a correct identity document
What an absolute fucking shit show.
They obviously had a passport boarding at the location they arrived from.
Seriously, this mickey mousing around the issue is beyond stupid.
They are taking the piss. The taxpayer is getting creamed for incompetence.
Should be sent straight back, 100x cheaper than housing them
Why are their passports not scanned beforehand?
I’m all for legitimate asylum seekers trying to get to safety but there’s no way you can board a commercial flight without travel documents. Try that in Australia and you’d be booted out immediately no questions.
If you have a legitimate asylum claim then there really should be no issue with documentation of some sort at least.
We’re going to pay for this naive BS. “But guyyys, the rest of the world thinks we’re the bestest boys in the world. ‘The land of 1000 welcomes’ ‘member?!”
Disgraceful. Absolutely disgraceful that this is allowed to happen.
“In total, 3,285 people arrived to Dublin Airport without a valid identity document, representing 69.75% of all asylum applications made at the airport.”
Not as many as I expected but still a ridiculous amount. Gov needs a new policy on this because it can’t stand.
Set up a giant catapult at Dublin Airport, no documents, no problem… 5 minutes to magically find them or get launched into the sea in whatever direction the came from
Former neighbour getting evicted and nowhere for them to go.
I think we need to stop all non EU immigration for a year until we can reduce the homeless figures. The language schools could be compensated etc. The argument that immigration does not put pressure on housing seems crazy.
I am not against immigration but I thiunk we need a pause to sort out the housing crisis/ homelessness.
I’m not sure what the process outside of the EU, but every time I’ve been on a flight in the last ten years my passport has been scanned by the airline ahead of the flight. Surely there is a method by which anyone arriving without one can be tracked back through this process?
Solve the problem. Passports to be collected at check in and kept securely on the plane and handed to Gardai immediately on arrival.
Cue: blather about why this can’t be done but the reason is you don’t want to solve the problem.
What will make me laugh (in a very sad situation), is the “looney nazis” said this year ago and were screamed down….. Now its the truth.
If youve no identification, you should be held for a period of 24 hours to prove who you are or send you back to the country of origin. A lot of people dont need passports either.
If this is the case how are they doing backround checks for criminal records or extremist ties ?
Shoup all be put in a detention centre until they decide they want to go home.
So why is Leo Varadkar gaslighting us and telling us the the “far right” are making this stuff up and people are arriving here with documents… someone needs to slap this news report straight into his stupid face
“Ah lads”
The only solution I see and not sure how practical it is, but you essentially move immigration control to the gate of the airplane. Passports are checked literally at the door of the aircraft.
You don’t have one, you don’t get off the plane.
Lol, had lads telling me I was talking shite and through my hole on here yesterday when I said this
It’s just a smart play.
Passport is a how to guide for Ireland to kick you out.
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As far as I’m aware, it’s against the law to enter Ireland without appropriate documentation. So why were they allowed out the door of the airport?
“Almost 70% of people who applied for international protection at Dublin Airport in 2023 arrived without a correct identity document, figures supplied by the Department of Justice to Prime Time show.”
This is insanity. How can anyone say that these people are legitimate in their claims.
In order to get here via plane, you need ID documents.
If someone arrives here with NO documents, then they have absolutely destroyed them on route, and they should be immediately placed on the plane to return to where they got the plane from. This is not people seeking refuge, it is immigration by another means and it is an absolute spit in the face to those immigrants who jump through visa hoops to live and work here legally. Why people choose to pretend these are fleeing war is unbelievable.
Why is absolutely no party, even in opposition, speaking out against this nonsense?!
Under the Immigration Act 2004 it is an offence, punishable by up to 12 months in prison or a €3,000 fine, for an adult to land in the State without a valid travel document.
I believe there’s been just one prosecution for this offence in recent years
> Almost 70% of people who applied for international protection at Dublin Airport in 2023 arrived without a correct identity document
What an absolute fucking shit show.
They obviously had a passport boarding at the location they arrived from.
Seriously, this mickey mousing around the issue is beyond stupid.
They are taking the piss. The taxpayer is getting creamed for incompetence.
Should be sent straight back, 100x cheaper than housing them
Why are their passports not scanned beforehand?
I’m all for legitimate asylum seekers trying to get to safety but there’s no way you can board a commercial flight without travel documents. Try that in Australia and you’d be booted out immediately no questions.
If you have a legitimate asylum claim then there really should be no issue with documentation of some sort at least.
We’re going to pay for this naive BS. “But guyyys, the rest of the world thinks we’re the bestest boys in the world. ‘The land of 1000 welcomes’ ‘member?!”
Disgraceful. Absolutely disgraceful that this is allowed to happen.
“In total, 3,285 people arrived to Dublin Airport without a valid identity document, representing 69.75% of all asylum applications made at the airport.”
Not as many as I expected but still a ridiculous amount. Gov needs a new policy on this because it can’t stand.
Set up a giant catapult at Dublin Airport, no documents, no problem… 5 minutes to magically find them or get launched into the sea in whatever direction the came from
Former neighbour getting evicted and nowhere for them to go.
I think we need to stop all non EU immigration for a year until we can reduce the homeless figures. The language schools could be compensated etc. The argument that immigration does not put pressure on housing seems crazy.
I am not against immigration but I thiunk we need a pause to sort out the housing crisis/ homelessness.
I’m not sure what the process outside of the EU, but every time I’ve been on a flight in the last ten years my passport has been scanned by the airline ahead of the flight. Surely there is a method by which anyone arriving without one can be tracked back through this process?
Solve the problem. Passports to be collected at check in and kept securely on the plane and handed to Gardai immediately on arrival.
Cue: blather about why this can’t be done but the reason is you don’t want to solve the problem.
What will make me laugh (in a very sad situation), is the “looney nazis” said this year ago and were screamed down….. Now its the truth.
If youve no identification, you should be held for a period of 24 hours to prove who you are or send you back to the country of origin. A lot of people dont need passports either.
If this is the case how are they doing backround checks for criminal records or extremist ties ?
Shoup all be put in a detention centre until they decide they want to go home.
So why is Leo Varadkar gaslighting us and telling us the the “far right” are making this stuff up and people are arriving here with documents… someone needs to slap this news report straight into his stupid face
“Ah lads”
The only solution I see and not sure how practical it is, but you essentially move immigration control to the gate of the airplane. Passports are checked literally at the door of the aircraft.
You don’t have one, you don’t get off the plane.
Lol, had lads telling me I was talking shite and through my hole on here yesterday when I said this
It’s just a smart play.
Passport is a how to guide for Ireland to kick you out.
Shocking