Garda deployed to Belfast amid concern over ‘abuse of Common Travel Area’

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris alongside PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher.

A garda has been deployed in Belfast to support immigration investigations following concern about people entering the country illegally through Northern Ireland.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris confirmed that a member of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) has been stationed in Belfast as part of engagement with stakeholders in the area.