Homeless asylum seeker: ‘Prison is better than this’

Life in prison is better than living on the streets of Dublin, according to one homeless asylum seeker.

Doak from Pakistan arrived in Ireland in March when he was handed a six-week sentence in Cloverhill Prison for not having his travel documents.in the State, according to Department of Integration figures released today.“When I came in March , they sent me to prison and yesterday I was released from Cloverhill,” he told“They said I didn’t have the right documents and they sent me to Cloverhill - I don’t have a passport.Doak preferred life in Cloverhill to the streets of Dublin.

“I lived in the UK for three months and the rules are very different there – they can’t give us legal documents. “ have stayed there for a long time but they never get legal documents – they are still waiting.”Raff is unsure of what lies ahead for him. “They said they can give me one-night accommodation and after that, we don’t have anything for you,” he said.From December of last year, 2,898 ‘eligible males’ have sought asylum in Ireland.Additional reporting by Robert Kindregan.Main image: Tents housing asylum seekers on Mount Street last month. Image: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

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