Ireland Sends 35 Nigerians Back Home

The Republic of Ireland has deported 35 Nigerians to Nigeria in a chartered flight that departed from Dublin Airport on Wednesday night.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the returnees, comprising 21 men, nine women, and five children, landed in Nigeria on Thursday.

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The Irish Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan announced this in a statement on the country’s website.

The statement read in part, “Deportation orders were enforced against 35 people (30 adults and 5 children) who have been removed from Ireland by charter flight. The children removed were part of family units.

“This is the third operation conducted since the recommencement of charter flights for deportations in February of this year. Access to these services has significantly increased the capacity of An Garda Síochána to enforce deportation orders and is a measure Minister O’Callaghan is deploying to step up immigration enforcement.”

O’Callaghan said “Ireland has a rules-based immigration system. It is important that those rules are robust and enforced. The return of people whose applications have been refused and deportation orders have been issued is the foundation of any modern rules-based immigration process.

“People coming to Ireland must follow the appropriate pathways for legal migration and these pathways must be adhered to and protected for our immigration system to work fairly and effectively. If a person’s application for international protection is refused and they are ordered to leave the State they must do so.

“This is the third charter operation this year. Removal operations of this nature send a clear message that there are consequences for people who remain in our country without permission and underscores this government’s intention to protect the integrity of our immigration system.

“The flight was required to make an unscheduled stop due to a medical incident on board, but I am happy to say that the flight was able to resume its journey with all 35 returnees arriving safely in Nigeria this morning.

“I want to thank the members of An Garda Síochána and my officials for their work in conducting this successful operation.”

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