Letters of ‘intention to deport’ on course to double
Just shy of 3,300 people granted asylum protection in Republic over the last 10 years
Migrants in search of asylum. A person can be granted “permission to remain” in the Republic for several reasons, such as on humanitarian grounds. File photograph: Reuters
The number of deportation letters issued by the Department of Justice looks likely to rise dramatically this year. Meanwhile, “permission to remain” reprieves for asylum seekers have fallen.