Police clear ’tent city’ of asylum seekers in Dublin | Dispatch

Irish police started dismantling about 200 tents housing asylum seekers in Dublin early on Wednesday, tackling what has become a focal point for heated debate around migration. The government said police and other officials were removing migrants from tents that first appeared about a year ago on Mount Street in the centre of the capital and moving them into accommodation. Young men who live in tents are largely left alone in Dublin but there have been protests in smaller communities opposed to the number of migrants living in hotels and hostels. Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Tuesday people would not be allowed to return to the camp once it was cleared. Read more here: #dublin #ireland #migration