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90% Cross NI Border; Sudanese Refugee Charged, Unionists Call Closure

6/12/2026

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Data from Dublin shows about 90% of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland in the past three years crossed the open land border with Northern Ireland.
Sudanese refugee Hadi Alodid, granted asylum in 2023, is charged with attempted murder after a knife attack in Belfast.
Unionist leader Gavin Robinson and other politicians called for the border to be closed, labeling the Common Travel Area a back door to Britain.

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Story summary

Data from Dublin shows about 90% of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland in the past three years crossed the open land border with Northern Ireland.
Sudanese refugee Hadi Alodid, granted asylum in 2023, is charged with attempted murder after a knife attack in Belfast.
Unionist leader Gavin Robinson and other politicians called for the border to be closed, labeling the Common Travel Area a back door to Britain.