Weekly asylum claims for last week : 157 arrivals.
Total number of active asylum claims : 31,785.
Big drop in the number of Africans arriving, but an increase in Georgians.
Why are Georgians claiming asylum in Ireland?
Reminder - Ireland's immigration crisis is driven by legal immigration. While only 157 asylum seekers arrived last week, over 2,000 migrants arrive through legal routes like English study visas and work permits every week.
We are not America, with illegals flooding over the Southern border and we are not the UK, welcoming boat men. While some illegals obviously enter our country, Ireland's biggest problem is legal immigration.
Let me give you an example.
In 2026 the total number of asylum seekers who have arrived in Ireland from all the countries on Earth, is less than 50% of the number of migrants who have arrived through legal routes from India.