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Regina Doherty: Families with children and unaccompanied minors who do not have a legal right to be in the EU can be detained, but it…

On the recordJune 23, 2026
Families with children and unaccompanied minors who do not have a legal right to be in the EU can be detained, but it will be for the shortest appropriate period of time.
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Regina Doherty
European People's Party (EPP)
Source
rte.ie

Editor's note · Context

Clarifying detention policies for vulnerable groups.

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