There are a number of issues. We are bound by international conventions, including the Geneva Conventions, and so forth. We are looking to deal with this issue at source in terms of the boarding of planes in the first instance. If people board with documentation that then disappears, there will be a problem at the other end. The Deputy is referring to enforcement and to more effectively prevent it from happening in the first instance by analysis of documents before people get on a plane. We are dealing with a global migration challenge now. Even within the European Union, people can come into a country and seek housing immediately and they end up in emergency housing. It is a much more complex and mobile world. However people present themselves when seeking asylum, under international laws, we are obliged to process their asylum application.

I will raise this matter with the Cabinet subcommittee. It is very challenging and the most effective way to deal with this is to ensure people have legitimate documentation before they board.

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