{"id":49840,"date":"2025-02-28T11:37:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/thirty-two-people-deported-to-georgia-on-irish-chartered-flight\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:37:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:37:27","slug":"thirty-two-people-deported-to-georgia-on-irish-chartered-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/thirty-two-people-deported-to-georgia-on-irish-chartered-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirty-two people deported to Georgia on Irish chartered flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4ea6\/live\/3e7e3840-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/4ea6\/live\/3e7e3840-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4ea6\/live\/3e7e3840-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/4ea6\/live\/3e7e3840-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/4ea6\/live\/3e7e3840-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/4ea6\/live\/3e7e3840-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/4ea6\/live\/3e7e3840-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4ea6\/live\/3e7e3840-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"An Garda S&#xED;och&#xE1;na Two men in orange high-viz vests with back-up team written on the back lead a woman in a grey coat and dark trousers up the steps of a plane\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 hesJxn\">An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 iUqqeb\">All of those deported were Georgian nationals<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Thirty-two people were deported from the Republic of Ireland to Georgia on a chartered flight on Thursday night.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">It was the first operation conducted under a contract signed by the Republic last November for the provision of charter flights for deportations.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">All of those taken to Tbilisi on the flight were Georgian nationals who had been subject to deportation orders.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">The group was made up of 28 men, three women and a child who was with their parents.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ef36\/live\/9c330510-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/ef36\/live\/9c330510-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/ef36\/live\/9c330510-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/ef36\/live\/9c330510-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/ef36\/live\/9c330510-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/ef36\/live\/9c330510-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/ef36\/live\/9c330510-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/ef36\/live\/9c330510-f5c0-11ef-97ab-abb74cabf06c.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"An Garda S&#xED;och&#xE1;na Two men in orange high-viz vests with back-up team written on the back hold a man in a denim jacket by the arms as they take him onto a police van\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 hesJxn\">An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 iUqqeb\">The group deported was made up of 28 men, three women and a child<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;A central priority for me and this government is that our immigration laws are robust and enforced,&#8221; Irish Justice Minister Jim O&#8217;Callaghan said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;People are entitled to have confidence in our immigration system and there must be consequences for individuals who refuse to leave the state when they are ordered to do so.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">He said Thursday&#8217;s flight was &#8220;a significant start in ensuring that deportation orders are enforced and part of a more effective immigration system generally. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;There will be further flights scheduled in the future.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Gardai (police), medical staff, an interpreter and a human rights observer were also onboard the flight.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Mr O&#8217;Callaghan said when a person&#8217;s application for asylum is refused or they are found to have no permission to be in the state, they are offered assistance to return home voluntarily. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">If they do not do so, they are liable to be deported by the Garda National Immigration Bureau, he added.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">The Irish Department of Justice said access to chartered flights &#8220;has significantly increased the capacity of An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na to effect removals&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5cc2\/live\/7895fe00-f5bb-11ef-8c2a-43d22b661d81.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5cc2\/live\/7895fe00-f5bb-11ef-8c2a-43d22b661d81.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5cc2\/live\/7895fe00-f5bb-11ef-8c2a-43d22b661d81.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/5cc2\/live\/7895fe00-f5bb-11ef-8c2a-43d22b661d81.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5cc2\/live\/7895fe00-f5bb-11ef-8c2a-43d22b661d81.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/5cc2\/live\/7895fe00-f5bb-11ef-8c2a-43d22b661d81.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/5cc2\/live\/7895fe00-f5bb-11ef-8c2a-43d22b661d81.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5cc2\/live\/7895fe00-f5bb-11ef-8c2a-43d22b661d81.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PA Jim O'Callaghan has fairish\/brown short hair and is wearing a dark grey suit jacket, white shirt and dark tie. He is about to respond to a question put to him by a member of the media.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 hesJxn\">PA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 iUqqeb\">Irish Justice Minister Jim O&#8217;Callaghan said the country&#8217;s immigration laws should be robustly enforced<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 DkKTF\">&#8216;Firm and effective system&#8217;<!-- --><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said: &#8220;Yesterday, the Garda National Immigration Bureau of An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na, in a planned operation, carried out the removal of 32 persons from Ireland to Georgia. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;This was the largest removal operation carried out by GNIB in over six years. A<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na continues to play its role in enforcing immigration legislation and maintaining the security and integrity of our borders.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Minister of State for Migration Colm Brophy said: &#8220;Chartered deportation flights will now form an important part of removing people who do not have a right to remain in our country. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;I look forward to now seeing chartered flights in conjunction with voluntary deportations, ensuring that we will have a firm and effective system in place to deal with deportations going forward.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cq5zzn81229o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na All of those deported were Georgian nationals Thirty-two people were deported from the Republic of Ireland to Georgia on a chartered flight on Thursday night. It was the first operation conducted under a contract signed by the Republic last November for the provision of charter flights for deportations. 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