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Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows
Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered via the Northern Ireland land border, with data indicating the common travel area is being exploited in both UK-to-Ireland and Ireland-to-UK directions, though more prominently for asylum in Ireland.
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