Clare could see an influx of immigrants from the United States of America in the coming years amid a surge in the number of US citizens seeking asylum in Ireland.
New figures show a total of 94 people from the US applied for international protection in this country in 2025, indicating a four-fold increase since 2022, while roughly 9,600 US citizens moved here in the 12 months to April 2025.
The Clare Immigrant Support Centre says it’s seen a notable uptick in the number of people coming to the county from the US in the past year, and it attributes this spike to the actions of ICE as well as increasingly unsafe conditions for members of the LGBTQ community.
Manager of the Clare Immigrant Support Centre, Simon Ó Treasaigh, believes the US is going to continue to become a less welcoming place for certain groups.
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