Minister hits back in student deportation row

A Nigerian student deported by Irish immigration police lied about his true age, Minister for Justice Michael McDowell claimed tonight.

Minister hits back in student deportation row

A Nigerian student deported by Irish immigration police lied about his true age, Minister for Justice Michael McDowell claimed tonight.

The Minister faced a storm of outrage today over last week’s deportation of 19-year-old Olunkunle Eluhanla – a Leaving Cert student at Dublin’s Palmerstown Community College.

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