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# Asylum Seekers

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European Court of Human Rights issues order to prevent asylum seeker from being sent to Rwanda
Ireland could develop two-tier treatment of asylum seekers, Refugee Council warns
'Appalling': UK's Prince Charles privately expresses concerns about Rwanda migrant policy
UK sets mid-June date for first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda despite legal threats
FactCheck: Were refugees and asylum seekers segregated by race in a Dublin processing centre?
'The saddest journey of my life': Asylum seekers on navigating Ireland's immigration process
Asylum seekers can now apply for a driving licence in Ireland
Government body quashes claims that Direct Provision residents were served meals in plastic bag
New law and 'admin solutions' needed before asylum seekers can get driving licences, dept says
Department 'feared' plan to end Direct Provision would be undermined without access to State lands
'Dismay' as asylum seekers now waiting over two years for claims to be processed
Opinion: Spare a thought for the victims of torture among us battling their trauma daily
New policy to make direct provision 'less isolating' for LGBT+ residents
Over 1,000 people with status to remain are stuck in Direct Provision as they can't find other housing
Priti Patel defends overhaul of UK asylum seeker rules amid allegations plan is 'inhumane'
O'Gorman will 'consider' State apology on Direct Provision but 'the best thing we can do is create new system'
State plans to end Direct Provision by 2024 and replace system with not-for-profit accommodation
Waiting time for asylum seekers to seek permission to work reduced by three months
Contracts with private firms running Direct Provision should not be renewed - Refugee Council
Germany sees sharp drop in asylum requests in 2020
Catherine Day: 'Continued political oversight' needed to end Direct Provision
Direct Provision should end by 2023 with amnesty offered in 2021 for some - Day report
Over 250 people helped to exit Direct Provision during Covid-19 pandemic
Union says 20 Direct Provision residents working at meat plant told contracts won't be renewed due to high risk
'We need treatment': McEntee commits to vulnerability assessments for asylum seekers amid fresh calls to close Caherciveen
Department asks Direct Provision centre owners to prove living conditions allegations are 'clearly false'
DCU announces multiple new scholarships for asylum seekers and refugees
Over 32,000 people sign petition calling for government to end Direct Provision
'We've been firefighting': Inside the State's response to Covid-19 in Direct Provision
Simon Harris thanks 160 healthcare workers who live in Direct Provision
Explainer: What’s going on between Turkey and Greece and the EU?
Department to hold meeting with locals in Rosslare ahead of new Direct Provision centre opening
'We don't want to create an 'us and them' scenario': Tullamore councillors to discuss planned Direct Provision centre
Direct provision centre to accommodate up to 168 asylum seekers in Offaly from early March
'I might never see my parents again': Asylum seekers share their experiences of isolation and PTSD
Government aiming for 'successful conclusion' to asylum seeker driver licence question after WRC ruling
'They operate in a vacuum': Migrant rights group hits out at lack of inspections for hotels housing asylum seekers
Video of crowded Direct Provision room not staged, says asylum seeker group
Student living in Direct Provision says jail would be 'better than being here'
'Nothing special being asked of Oughterard' in accommodating asylum seekers, said top Justice official