Doras CEO Labels EU Migration Laws "A Step In The Wrong Direction" For Refugees

A Midwest migrants' rights charity has labelled the EU's new migration laws as "a step in the wrong direction" for refugees. The European Union's reform of its asylum laws will result in faster vetting of irregular arrivals, the establishment of border detention centres and expedited deporation of rejected asylum seekers. Also included is a 'solidarity mechanism' which allows particularly burdened countries to slow the flow of migrants across their borders. While Taoiseach Leo Vardakar has hailed the overhaul as "good progress", Oxfam has described the legislation as "a dangerous dismantling of the key principles of human rights and refugee law". Doras CEO John Lannon has been telling Clare FM's Seán Lyons the new measures could be detrimental to the safety and survival of thousands seeking shelter.