Number of illegal immigrants ordered to leave Ireland in 2019 almost doubled

The number of illegal immigrants ordered to leave Ireland last year almost doubled, while there was also a sharp increase in the number of non-EU nationals refused entry into the Republic.

A total of 2,535 individuals were issued with orders by the immigration authorities to leave the State during 2019 – up from 1,385 the previous year. The latest figures show the number of non-EU nationals being turned away at border controls in Ireland also hit a 10-year peak in 2019 with 7,455 refused entry – a daily average of over 20.

The Minister said there was a statutory obligation to return a person refused entry permission as soon as was practicable and that detaining them in a Garda station or prison was used “as a last resort”.The figures published by the European Commission show 717,600 non-EU citizens were refused entry into the EU at one of its external borders during 2019 – an annual increase of 58% with 263,000 more individuals stopped from entering the EU than the previous year.

Around 627,900 non-EU citizens were found to be illegally present in EU member states last year – up 10% on 2018 levels but way below the 2015 peak when the figure reached almost 2.1 million. Germany, Greece, France and Spain accounted for 70% of all illegal immigrants found within the EU last year.

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