Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows
Without physical checks on the Irish border, neither the UK nor Irish governments can verify the precise numbers of people crossing the border illegally. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/ReutersView image in fullscreenWithout physical checks on the Irish border, neither the UK nor Irish governments can verify the precise numbers of people crossing the border illegally. The suspect, Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese refugee, has been charged with attempted murder.The attack triggered two nights of violence after it emerged Alodid had travelled from Sudan to Paris and then Dublin before taking a bus to Belfast where he claimed asylum in 2023.
- ▪Without physical checks on the Irish border, neither the UK nor Irish governments can verify the precise numbers of people crossing the border illegally.
- ▪Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/ReutersView image in fullscreenWithout physical checks on the Irish border, neither the UK nor Irish governments can verify the precise numbers of people crossing the border illegally.
- ▪The suspect, Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese refugee, has been charged with attempted murder.The attack triggered two nights of violence after it emerged Alodid had travelled from Sudan to Paris and then Dublin before taking a bus to Be
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Without physical checks on the Irish border, neither the UK nor Irish governments can verify the precise numbers of people crossing the border illegally. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/ReutersView image in fullscreenWithout physical checks on the Irish border, neither the UK nor Irish governments can verify the precise numbers of people crossing the border illegally. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/ReutersImmigration and asylumUp to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data showsFigures suggest common travel area being used in both directions, but particularly UK to IrelandLisa O’Carroll Senior correspondentFri 12 Jun 2026 00.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 12 Jun 2026 11.10 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleUp to 90% of asylum seekers in Ireland may have…
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