Gardaí remove 52 individuals from the State including seven children

Eva Osborne

The Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) of An Garda Síochána carried out an operation on Monday to remove individuals from the State.

The operation resulted in the removal of 52 individuals (35 males and 10 females, and seven children).

The children removed are all part of family groups, the Garda National Immigration Bureau said.

All individuals were removed on a chartered flight which left Dublin Airport on Monday evening for Georgia.

The flight touched down in the capital Tbilisi in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

An Garda Síochána said it continues to work closely with the Department of Justice in implementing immigration policy.

This is the sixth time a charter flight has been used to remove failed asylum seekers from the state so far this year.

Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan said deportations and removals will continue for the remainder of 2025.