Grossly unfair asylum process no exaggeration

IN reply to Minister McDowell's claim that there has been gross exaggeration surrounding some asylum cases, we'd like to ask him if the manner of Olunkunle Elunkanlo's arrest and deportation was grossly exaggerated by people on the moral high ground.

Grossly unfair asylum process no exaggeration

At what point did Mr McDowell realise that there was no gross exaggeration? We must remember that Kunle's return is only a short-term solution, which leads us to believe that it is an exaggeration to say Mr McDowell has had a gross change of heart.

Is it a gross exaggeration to say that 20 months ago, an African mother, who complied fully with our asylum process, felt she had no option but to flee Ireland the night before she was due to be deported, leaving what was most precious to her, her two girls. This was the first case where a mother abandoned her children.

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