Irish Government gave the green light this Tuesday for the drafting of a new law that seeks to facilitating the return of migrants to the UK to reach this country through the invisible border with the British province of Northern Ireland.

With this law, Dublin wanted to once again designate England as a safe destinationconsidering London last week approved a controversial plan designed to deport irregular migrants Rwanda.

Irish Minister of Justice, Helen McEntee, Today he gave the Executive a preview of the package of legal measures he has been working on since the Dublin High Court decision in March changed the immigration agreement signed by London and Dublin in 2020.

This court determined that Ireland designated the United Kingdom as “safe third country” because the return of asylum seekers, in the context of Rwanda’s plans, is contrary to European Union (EU) law.

McEntee stressed on Tuesday that the new law is not a “panacea,” but assured that it will be part of immigration policy. “firm and fair.”

This has caused a diplomatic crisis between the two countries, after the Irish Government, a coalition of Christian Democrats, centrists and Greens, condemned it. deportation to Rwanda raises “fear” among migrants and those who have them causing a surge in arrivals to the country.

Both sides said they would work together to strengthen the Common Travel Area between Ireland and the UK, which allows the free movement of their citizens, amid signs that migrants could take advantage of the lack of controls.

However, the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunakhas stated that “not interested” in an agreement with Dublin for the return to its territory of undocumented migrants who crossed into the republic to avoid deportation to Rwanda.

The conservative ‘Prime Minister’ stated that the controversial plan only serves as a tool, but still warned against it will not accept returns from the European Union via Ireland (which is a member of the bloc) “when the EU does not accept the return to France”, according to him, of the origin of illegal immigrants who arrived in the UK by boat through the English Channel.

McEntee insist today that 80% One of the arrivals of undocumented immigrants to Ireland has occurred across the invisible border with Northern Ireland, which has soured relations between the two countries in a conflict that London wants to transfer to the EU.

Prime Minister of Ireland, Simon Harris, This Tuesday he revealed it “legitimate hope” for Britain to accept returning asylum seekers at the border, a day after Britain ruled out the possibility of a deal on the matter.

“I have a legitimate hope that the agreement between the two countries will be fulfilled”; Harris said on arrival at the Government meeting and where she returned to the commitments signed after Brexit, under which Ireland has the right to return migrants to the UK whose asylum applications are rejected.

The Irish Executive is now debating legal reform that puts these commitments in black and white. “We will change the law to implement what Ireland and the UK have agreed to and have been in effect since 2020,” said Harris, who stressed that the law only aims to provide “legal clarity.”

The Irish government has condemned a increase in arrivals of asylum seekers amid increasing political pressure in the UK, especially due to the approval of a law supporting deportation to Rwanda. These flows will increase in Northern Ireland, the only land border between the two sides.

The British government was aware that some of those potentially expelled were no longer disclosing their whereabouts to the authorities; Specifically, about 2,140 of 5,700 has been identified, according to a report from the Ministry of Home Affairs, compiled by Guard.

When collected New York Times, On Sunday Simon Harris said: “This country will in no way provide a way out of the immigration challenges other countries face.” referring to a country that is already struggling to absorb an influx of refugees from Ukraine and other countries, and has seen violent clashes over immigration erupt in small towns and large cities.

(With information from EFE and Europa Press)