Sonak’s anti-immigration law has caused tension in Dublin-London relations

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, weekly In an article, Spiegel discussed the darkening of relations between Ireland and England in the shadow of Rishi Sonak’s anti-immigration plan of Rwanda and wrote: The tone between Ireland and England is becoming more tense. After the Irish government blamed the Rwanda deal for the increase in the number of asylum seekers in the country, the British Prime Minister has now rejected talk of sending them back.

Rishi Sunak Rose He told ITV television on Monday: “If the European Union does not accept the return of refugees to France, where illegal immigrants (to Britain) come from, we are not willing to return refugees from the European Union through Ireland.

The Irish government had previously announced an increase in asylum seekers, most of whom had entered the British province of Northern Ireland. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Sunday that Ireland “will not make room for other people’s immigration problems”. According to Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin, more than 80% of asylum seekers are currently crossing the land border of Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.

Harris is now considering changes to the law to turn asylum seekers back. Right-wing forces in Ireland claim the increase will exacerbate the housing market.

However, Sunak shows no interest in a return deal between Ireland and the UK. . Britain’s Prime Minister said the increase in migrants coming to Ireland from the UK is proof that Rwanda’s controversial policy is working. His government’s deterrence policy is already having an effect because asylum seekers are afraid to come here, Sunak said last weekend.

Even after Brexit, there will be no border controls between Ireland and Northern Ireland do not exist to avoid fueling new tensions after decades of conflict in Northern Ireland.

A meeting scheduled for Monday between Minister James Cleverly The UK and Helen McEntee, Ireland’s justice minister, were scheduled to resolve these disputes at short notice. There has been speculation in Ireland that the British government does not want to appear too cooperative in the run-up to Thursday’s local elections.

No refugees yet under Rwanda’s anti-immigration law to Africa It has not been deported, but many asylum seekers are currently traveling from the UK to Ireland, which has angered the Irish authorities.

In this way, even before As the first plane carrying migrants to Africa takes off, London’s policy on Rwanda has seriously upset Britain’s closest neighbour. Authorities in Dublin have recently recorded a large increase in asylum seekers crossing the open border into the Republic of Ireland from the British side of the Emerald Isle. The government of Simon Harris, the newly appointed prime minister of Ireland, has already put an emergency law and the return of asylum seekers to British soil on the agenda.

On Monday, the British authorities They began the process of detaining “illegal” refugees who were scheduled to be deported to Rwanda. According to Rishi Sunak, the first refugee flights are expected by July and earlier. But the prime minister, who has been severely challenged within the party, urgently needs to win points from the right wing of his party and the voters. The Conservatives are under threat of massive loss of seats in Thursday’s local elections.

In the meantime, Northern Ireland Prime Minister Michelle O’Neill of the Catholic Party- Republican Sinn Féin, which is also seeking power in the republic next year, is also cooking its political soup in the dispute. He reported that no member of the Irish government had yet contacted him and concluded: “You see how disorganized the government is in this matter.” Of course, handling asylum issues is not the responsibility of the regional government of Belfast and only London can help the Irish.

In the current situation, like many European countries Also, the problems with wanted and unwanted immigrants in Ireland have become more prominent. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, thousands of Ukrainian refugees were very generously accepted and are now expected to leave the country again. Hundreds of refugees are forced to live in tents due to lack of suitable accommodation and many of them are camping in front of the office responsible for them in the capital. There has been a housing shortage for years, especially in the Dublin metropolitan area, and homelessness is constantly on the rise. Is. The British government is paying millions of dollars to Rwanda for this deal. The Supreme Court of England declared this asylum treaty illegal. Critics accuse the East African country of violating human rights.

This new law aims to declare Rwanda as a safe third country and prevent appeals in court. United Kingdom against deportation, to overturn the Supreme Court ruling. The Refugee Council, which campaigns for refugees in the country, criticized the plan and warned of high costs, chaos and human suffering.

After the approval of the law to deport refugees to Rwanda in the British Parliament, the United Nations and the European Council strongly criticized it and accused this country of violating human rights.

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