The High Court has refused a Georgian national’s application to halt his deportation while he appeals a decision refusing permission to make a second international protection application.
G.T. first sought protection in Ireland in November 2022, claiming fears connected with political activity involving the Girchi party and threats from a criminal in Georgia. Both the International Protection Office and International Protection Appeals Tribunal rejected his protection claim, with the Tribunal finding that his claimed political involvement lacked credibility.
A deportation order was made in May 2023. G.T. did not challenge its validity and subsequently reported to immigration authorities as required. He was arrested for deportation in January 2025 and later sought permission under section 22 of the International Protection Act 2015 to make a subsequent protection application.
That request relied on worsening political conditions in Georgia and alleged defects in his original protection process. The IPO recommended refusal on February 18, 2025. G.T. appealed to the Tribunal and sought an injunction preventing removal while that appeal remained pending.
Ms Justice Siobhán Phelan held that a section 22 appeal does not itself give an applicant a right to remain in Ireland. EU law requires access to protective measures where removal would expose someone to a real risk of serious ill-treatment, but not automatic suspension of deportation during such an appeal.
The judge therefore examined whether G.T. had demonstrated that level of personal risk. She found that the new country information documented concerning political and human-rights developments in Georgia did not resolve the earlier credibility finding that G.T. had failed to establish his own political involvement.
The court also noted that Georgia remained designated by Ireland as a safe country of origin following a review completed on February 26, 2025.
The injunction was refused. The judgment does not decide G.T.’s pending protection appeal or his applications to revoke the deportation order; it determines only that the evidence before the High Court did not justify stopping his removal on the grounds advanced.