The Department of Justice has a plan to transfer the task from the Gardaí to a civilian Immigration Service Delivery team – but hasn’t done it yet.
Tag: immigration
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Immigrants in Dublin have the right to vote in next year’s local elections but if history is any guide the vast majority won’t
They’re either unaware they can, or so busy grappling with challenges of immigrant life that they don’t have the bandwidth to get involved in local democracy.
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De latina a latina, este grupo ofrece contención y apoyo a las mujeres víctimas de violencia de género
Gabriela Burnett explica que las mujeres más vulnerables son aquellas que pierden su permiso legal migratorio a causa de violencia doméstica y por ello acaban indocumentadas.
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For Latina women by Latina women, a group offers company and advice to victims of gender-based violence
The most vulnerable women, Gabriela Burnett says, are those who have fallen undocumented, losing their legal immigration statuses because of domestic abuse.
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A meeting about anti-social behaviour discusses asylum seekers in East Wall – without giving them a chance to be heard
“It’s hard for us to prove ourselves because they’re making sure that we’re not in the meetings,” says Cynthia Lebuli.
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Help us report: a quick survey for non-EU immigrants who fly with Ryanair
Have you been asked for a transit visa, when you don’t need one?
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Ryanair staff required transit visas from Chinese residents of Ireland passing through the UK, even though they don’t need them
“I feel like they’re not familiar with visa policy,” says Huimin Ye, who missed her trip to Vienna to visit a friend as a result.
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Caught in deportation limbo for a year and a half so far, a woman waits, hopes and stresses
“I want to get my status and find a job to survive,” Wai Ling Chan said on a recent Monday, sitting at a table in the corner of a café in Smithfield.
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Review of government supports for PhD researchers leaves questions unanswered, problems unsolved, union says
Who does a recommended stipend increase apply to? Union members ask. And what about recognising them as workers? And addressing immigration issues?
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A new system to speed up citizenship applications is working, but that means newer applicants are effectively jumping the queue
Ashfaq Afridi applied in 2021 and is still waiting. Meanwhile, he’s watching people who applied much more recently, under the new system, get decisions.