Irish police arrest 23 people in second night of anti-immigration unrest

Following a second night of unrest outside a hotel where asylum seekers were housed, Irish police have said that 23 people have been detained in Dublin, Ireland.

Following violent demonstrations against the government’s immigration policies, six people were arrested the night before the disturbances on Wednesday.

Demonstrators reportedly hurled fireworks and missiles at police in video that was posted on social media.

According to police, one officer was hit in the head with a bottle, and the other suffered arm and shoulder injuries.

The Irish police, known as An Garda Siochana, said in a statement that “the public disorder was primarily carried out by young adult males and teenagers.

Irish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan praised police for responding to the “thuggish violence” “bravely” and “professionally”

On X, O’Callaghan stated, “Many have been arrested and more will follow.”

Our criminal justice system will charge, name, and treat them relentlessly.

Since Monday, protesters have gathered outside the Citywest Hotel in Saggart, southwest of Dublin, in response to the arrest of a 26-year-old man over an alleged sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl.

The man is a foreign national, according to local media reports, who was deported earlier this year after a failed asylum application.

Sinn Fein’s leader, Mary Lou McDonald, addressed the Irish parliament on Tuesday, calling on the populace to have faith in the country’s asylum system.

When a deportation order is issued, “any question mark around a person overstaying in the State is, again, deeply unsettling,” McDonald said.

In Ireland, far-right politics have made little progress, which is in contrast to many other European nations, but immigration has remained stagnant as arrivals have recently reached record highs.

Respondents in a poll conducted by Irish Times/Ipsos B&amp last year indicated that they were in favor of a more restrictive immigration policy.