>Zafar thought he had done the hard bit. He had travelled from Afghanistan across mainland Europe to France, then survived a perilous Channel crossing on a small boat. But it was the final leg to Ireland that proved his undoing and ended with him in the back of a prison van.
>Irish police officers believe that after applying for refugee status in the UK he was on his way to do so again in Dublin, a move that could enable him to claim a further set of more generous benefits.
>Yet thanks to a police operation at the Irish border, Zafar did not reach the International Protection Office (IPO) in Dublin to lodge his application.
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>His initial application for asylum in the UK was accepted on June 16. On July 9 he took a flight from Manchester to Belfast and, despite being advised by UK immigration officials not to leave the jurisdiction until his case was processed, boarded a bus to Dublin.
>His long journey came to an abrupt end minutes after crossing the Irish border when his bus was flagged down and boarded by Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) officers.
_sonisalsonamedBort on
Really working hard for that 38euro a week
cyberlexington on
Zafar clearly didn’t get how the system worked.
As an AS he is placed in a building to live. If he leaves the building for long without approval (like staying overnight elsewhere for instance) he loses his spot and it gets noted during his processing.
Zafar was pretty fucked either way.
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KillerKlown88 on
Should have his application denied in both countries and be sent straight back to Afghanistan.
Alastor001 on
Ye, based on photo alone, no surprises here… (It’s true, accept it)
RemnantOfSpotOn on
Close the f border its not eu /s
How much is the ferry over for that 38 eur a week
Strict-Gap9062 on
This isn’t a new phenomenon. It was reported years ago that Pakistanis were doing the same thing. I really do hope the finger prints of applicants is cross checked agains the British data. The fact they are attempting this makes think they are not.
cruisinforasnoozinn on
Paywalled article with an inflammatory headline making asylum seekers look terrible as a group. Lovely. Happy Sunday.
Odd_Specialist_8687 on
Migrants caught defrauding the state and taxpayer like this should have their claims dismissed and be deported to their country of origin.
AncientDelivery4510 on
Recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan and just send them back.
Accomplished-Try-658 on
DUH?!?!
Healthy % of any Euro lines coach service from Dublin to London has people doing just this.
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>Zafar thought he had done the hard bit. He had travelled from Afghanistan across mainland Europe to France, then survived a perilous Channel crossing on a small boat. But it was the final leg to Ireland that proved his undoing and ended with him in the back of a prison van.
>Irish police officers believe that after applying for refugee status in the UK he was on his way to do so again in Dublin, a move that could enable him to claim a further set of more generous benefits.
>Yet thanks to a police operation at the Irish border, Zafar did not reach the International Protection Office (IPO) in Dublin to lodge his application.
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>His initial application for asylum in the UK was accepted on June 16. On July 9 he took a flight from Manchester to Belfast and, despite being advised by UK immigration officials not to leave the jurisdiction until his case was processed, boarded a bus to Dublin.
>His long journey came to an abrupt end minutes after crossing the Irish border when his bus was flagged down and boarded by Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) officers.
Really working hard for that 38euro a week
Zafar clearly didn’t get how the system worked.
As an AS he is placed in a building to live. If he leaves the building for long without approval (like staying overnight elsewhere for instance) he loses his spot and it gets noted during his processing.
Zafar was pretty fucked either way.
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Should have his application denied in both countries and be sent straight back to Afghanistan.
Ye, based on photo alone, no surprises here… (It’s true, accept it)
Close the f border its not eu /s
How much is the ferry over for that 38 eur a week
This isn’t a new phenomenon. It was reported years ago that Pakistanis were doing the same thing. I really do hope the finger prints of applicants is cross checked agains the British data. The fact they are attempting this makes think they are not.
Paywalled article with an inflammatory headline making asylum seekers look terrible as a group. Lovely. Happy Sunday.
Migrants caught defrauding the state and taxpayer like this should have their claims dismissed and be deported to their country of origin.
Recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan and just send them back.
DUH?!?!
Healthy % of any Euro lines coach service from Dublin to London has people doing just this.