Convicted Jamaican Drug Smuggler given Refugee status

[TheOmbudsman]

Fom today's indo

A JAMAICAN drug courier sentenced to 10 years in jail for cocaine smuggling has been granted refugee status.
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The Irish Independent can reveal that the Jamaican female drug courier received a 10-year sentence in 1999 after being caught with €50,000 worth of cocaine.
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Her refugee status entitles her to work or operate a business, and to have access to medical, social welfare, and education services.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons...

She was initially refused but the decision was rescinded by the minister after she reapplied to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal.
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Her initial 10-year sentence was later commuted to six years on appeal against severity.

She can't be named.
We are not entitled to know why she wasn't deported.
She's already cost us a fortune and has now access to all state services the same as any irish taxpayer.
This tale is hardly going to discourage Jamaican drug mules from coming to Ireland, is it?

[sackville]

Fom today's indo

She was granted refugee status in April.
Her refugee status entitles her to work or operate a business, and to have access to medical, social welfare, and education services.

She can't be named.
We are not entitled to know why she wasn't deported.
She's already cost us a fortune and has now access to all state services the same as any irish taxpayer.
This tale is hardly going to discourage Jamaican drug mules from coming to Ireland, is it?

i wonder do her employers ask her for a character reference

[TheOmbudsman]

It was McDowell himself who granted her refugee status after she had been initially turned down.
Lately he seems to have allowed pretty much all the foreign chancer parents of irish born children to stay.
He had a mandate from the people to act tough from the citizenship referendum.
He's the worst sort of minister, he talks the talk and then doesn't deliver.

[The OD]

ho hum - do you really have anything better to do than try to stir up hatred against people? why not ring mcdowell and ask him the story?

[popper]

On what grounds was she granted asylum? Wasn't even aware that Jamacians could even apply.

[angelcountry]

It was McDowell himself who granted her refugee status after she had been initially turned down.
Lately he seems to have allowed pretty much all the foreign chancer parents of irish born children to stay.
He had a mandate from the people to act tough from the citizenship referendum.
He's the worst sort of minister, he talks the talk and then doesn't deliver.

OMBUDSMAN,THE WAY THE JUSTICE MINISTER IS MANAGING OUR ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION I THINK IS THE BEST IN THE EUROPEAN UNION,GIVEN THE NUMBERS OF ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION IN OUR COUNTRY WHICH IS THE LOWEST IN THE EU,YET SOME OF US ARE STILL NOT SATISFIED WHY :
GO TO GREAT BRITAIN OR SPAIN AND ASCERTAIN THE FIGURES OF ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION IN THOSE TWO COUNTRY TO START WITH,THEN I'LL GIVE YOU MORE THOUGHT,SO PLEASE LET GO. :twisted:

[The OD]

Ombudsman,

do you have nightmares about big scary black men coming into your home at night and 'stealing your job'? I have put a big padlock and 'NO NON CELTS' sign written in permanent marker on my job - I am was going to get a security guard but they all seemed to be black and I was afraid that they might sell it to a uganda prince with 40 million to spare (if only we gave him our bankdetails).

I once seen two young romanian girls running down the street with a plum marketing position and a radiographers job in a shopping trolley - no-one would say anything as they were afraid of being labelled racist!

And then there was the polish lads who had a big sack of Irish colleens who were going around collecting the defenceless lasses!!!

I am starting to see things your way my friend! How I didnt before now is beyond me!

I am incensed that that super job selling the big issue at newlands cross has been taken by a one legged gypsy girl! the horrible bitch....bet she lost that leg on purpose - cunning career woman that she is.....

[morryah]

ho hum - do you really have anything better to do than try to stir up hatred against people? why not ring mcdowell and ask him the story?

Granted, that's a bit "evening herald-y" as a subject heading but if you think that's "stirring up hatred", you're a bit off the mark. I think it's a fair point to ask the question on a forum as to why, prima facie, drug-convicted criminals are being taken in [as] edit for clarity: [to eventually become] citizens?

I don't think we know enough of the facts here.

[Conor]

drug-convicted criminals are being taken in as citizens?

[morryah]

drug-convicted criminals are being taken in

huh? did I read it wrongly?