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Deportation of 35 Nigerian asylum seekers cost €500,000

25th June 2025

Saoirse Brady discusses the cost associated with sending 35 asylum seekers back to Nigeria earlier this month which includes the cost of detaining some of these in prison.

Listen back to the clip of Saoirse discussing the cost associated with sending asylum seekers back to Nigeria on RTÉ Radio One.

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