'I saw bodies floating in the sea. It was hell'
The drumbeat for the abolition of direct provision reached a crescendo this past Friday, as the Government finally published its long-awaited White Paper on the issue. The much-maligned system, in which asylum seekers are housed together and kept in a dehumanising legal and social limbo, will be fully dismantled by 2024 , the expert report says. In the first phase, locations for new reception and integration centres which will be spread throughout the country. Own-door accommodation will be provided in phase two and the aim will be to integrate asylum seekers into the community. Integration ...