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Friday 4 December 2020
This comes as his supporters and foes clashed on the streets of La Paz following his resignation.
Democrats have said the ruling puts people’s lives at risk.
His comments come after reports over the weekend described one centre in Texas as filled with hundreds of children wearing filthy clothes.
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun had accused her family of physical and psychological abuse.
There have been calls for the Pakistani woman to be offered asylum, including in Ireland.
The US President issued a proclamation earlier this month as a matter of “national security”.
The justice minister and Tánaiste said Ireland would like to help.
For both, it was an unusual entry into a fierce political debate.
A report found the housing crisis is ‘contributing to bottlenecks’ in the asylum system.
More than a dozen athletes from four African nations have been missing since the games on the Gold Coast last month.
Some people are waiting over two years for a decision on their asylum application.
Critics say the barriers that remain in place act as a deterrent for asylum seekers to get an employment permit.
A landmark Supreme Court appeal hearing is under way which is expected to have crucial ramifications for the pending referendum on the Eighth Amendment.
It’s part of a report commissioned by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
The rise in spend by the RIA came against the background of the numbers accommodated by the agency last year decreasing from 4,696 to 4,425 at year end.
The photographer said he wants to show people inside mysterious buildings they pass all the time.
Zappone said she wants Ireland to take as many unaccompanied minors from the camps as we can.
The Iranian man has been served with a deportation order.
Rasheed’s* mother is unable to renew her passport and as a result a visa application from her will not be considered.
Already this year more than 2,000 people have been refused leave to land in Ireland.
The approval rate for entry visa applications was 91%.
They were discovered at the back of a truck that had travelled to Ireland from France.
Swedish news agency TT said he was 15 years old.
Michael D Higgins could now refer the International Protection Bill to the Supreme Court.
The Scandinavian country received 80,000 asylum applications in the past two months.
Irish MEPs voted 6-4 in favour of the resolution, which Snowden himself has called a “game-changer.”
Mental Health Ireland said it hoped organisers had not intended to portray people with mental health difficulties in a negative way.
It’s Saturday, here’s what’s happening.
The man took advantage of his job at Addis Ababa airport to smuggle himself aboard the Ethiopian Airlines flight.
The Direct Provision system is now “virtually full” according to justice minister Frances Fitzgerald.
Ireland has been warehousing asylum-seekers in Direct Provision since 2000. How can we stand by and allow children to live in these conditions?
Frances Fitzgerald can’t comment on the issue.
Serious concerns have been expressed about the quality of life children in direct provision have.
Sue Conlan says the group has not been fully consulted on new legislation.
Aodhan Ó Riordáin expects a report on reforming the Direct Provision on his desk by Easter.
The Department of Justice said this was a reversal of recent trends.
Three people living in direct provision centres explain what people don’t realise about their lives.
Direct Provision has revived the spectre of the workhouse in Ireland. It should be challenged by any Irish person that cares about equality and fairness.
“I pray to God I don’t have to go back to Sudan. At the least, I will be arrested. The least, you understand? I could be killed.”
Three refugees who have fled their home countries due to political persecution share their stories.
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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