The EU migration pact comes in to force today after a week of anti-immigrant riots in Belfast and amid rampant mis and disinformation on social media.

On this episode Deputy Political Editor Paul Hosford debunks some of the myths around the pact explaining what the pact is, what it means for Ireland and how much it will cost.

This episode covers changes to the asylum process, a hardening of Government policy towards asylum seekers, and the controversy around ‘return hubs’ which would see people sent to third countries with concerning records on human rights like Rwanda and Libya.

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