Ireland of the Exclusionary Welcomes: Uncovering Immigration-related Detention. Written by Tony O’Riordan, S.J, Director of the Centre for Faith & Justice, Dublin.
In January 2007, the Minister for Justice said that his Department was considering introducing a scheme whereby “high-risk” asylum seekers would be held in detention centres while their claims are fasttracked. While the precise details of this scheme and its rationale remain to be revealed, many commentators reacted with alarm and questioned the necessity ordesirability of such measures.
