Practice of Leaving Asylum Seekers to Sleep Rough Must End, Groups Demand - 03/10/2025

The Government must end its “degrading” and “dangerous” practice of leaving newly arrived male asylum seekers to sleep rough until accommodation becomes available, Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has been told.A letter sent to Mr O’Callaghan on Wednesday afternoon, signed by more than 100 civil society, cultural, religious and community groups from across the country, urged the Minister for Justice to end his department’s “harmful policy” of leaving single male immigrants who have come to Ireland seeking protection to sleep on the streets.Forcing new arrivals to sleep rough was “not only harmful, it is dangerous”, warned the letter.One of the groups calling for this to end is the Immigrant Council of Ireland, and CEO of the organisation Teresa Buczkowska joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.