Ireland received almost three times the number of asylum applications in the month of January this year compared to January 2021 according to official figures. This was before the Ukrainian war started.
In January, there were 392 requests for asylum compared to 138 in the same period for last year.
The top countries of origin:
Somalia 18.9%
Nigeria 18.4%
Georgia 12.5%
Algeria 7.4%
Afghanistan 6.1%
Other 36.7%
The Sun reported almost 3,000 asylum applications were made in the months of November, December & January in total.
Last year, Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman promised to spend half a billion euro constructing 'own door' accommodation for all asylum seekers arriving in Ireland regardless of the merit of their claims.
Up to 90% of asylum seekers have failed their asylum applications in past years, but most are never deported.
Minister David Stanton has stated the average number of family members refugees applied to bring to Ireland between 1996 & 2015 was 20.
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