Fears EU Migration Pact will lead to detention of 'vulnerable groups'

The Oireachtas Committee on Justice has raised concerns with Helen McEntee, the justice minister, on the EU Migration Pact. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/ RollingNews.ie

An Oireachtas committee has written to Helen McEntee, the justice minister, highlighting concerns raised at hearings that the new EU Migration Pact will lead to the possible detention of “vulnerable groups” such as families, unaccompanied minors, and victims of trafficking.

The letter from said concerns were raised at truncated hearings that new border procedures in the pact may result in “more limited access” to legal rights and safeguards.