As the UK attempts to move asylum seekers abroad, Ireland resists
Britain's recently ratified plan to put asylum seekers on one-way flights to Rwanda has sparked objections from human rights groups, British and European courts, the House of Lords and even some members of the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.Another injured party is added to this list: Ireland.The Irish government said last week that asylum seekers in Britain who fear being deported to Rwanda are instead traveling to Ireland. He is drafting emergency legislation to send them back to Britain, sparking a row with his neighbor who has said he will refuse to accept them.Irish officials estimate that 80% of recent asylum seekers entered the country through Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom and with which the Republic of Ireland has an open border. This...