Detention

The circumstances in which an asylum seeker may be detained (Section 9 (8) of the Refugee Act 1996) are where it is suspected that he or she;  

• poses a threat to national security or public order in the State
• has committed a serious non-political crime outside the State
• has not made reasonable efforts to establish his or her true identity
• intends to avoid removal from the State in the event of his or her application for asylum being transferred under Dublin II Regulation or to a safe third country
• intends to leave the State and enter another state without lawful authority
• without reasonable cause, does not possess valid identity and travel documents or where the documents have been destroyed or are forged.

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