DEPORTATION THURSDAY 3 JUNE 2021
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DEPORTATIONTHURSDAY 3 JUNE 2021
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Sandra Akinbolu| Barrister | The 36 Group
Sandra is an experienced and approachable practitioner, specialising in Immigration,Asylum and Public law. Ranked as a Leading Junior by Legal 500 and Chambers &Partners, she is approachable, knowledgeable and committed to the interests of herclients.
Raphael Jesurum| Barrister | The 36 Group
Raphael practises in asylum, immigration and nationality law. He appears regularly in theUpper Tribunal, the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeal. He has been praisedby instructing solicitors as dedicated and willing to go the extra mile for clients.
PRESENTERS
OVERVIEW
- Who is liable to deportation
- Automatic Deportation
- Discretionary Deportation
- EU nationals
- Article 8 in deportation
- Revocation
- Practical Tips
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WHO IS LIABLE TO DEPORTATION
• A foreign national whose presence is deemed ‘not
conducive to the public good’.
• Including where a Court has made a recommendation
following a conviction of a criminal offence.
• A family member of a person being deported
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WHO IS LIABLE TO DEPORTATION
• Exempt under s.7 IA 1971
• Windrush
• Historic Injustice
• Patel (historic injustice; NIAA Part 5A) India [2020]
UKUT 351 (IAC)
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AUTOMATIC DEPORTATION
❖S. 32 UKBA 2007
❖SSHD must make a deportation order if❖Person 18 or over on date of sentence, and
❖Sentenced to 12 months immediate imprisonment, or
❖Persistent Offender
❖Unless exceptions apply
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AUTOMATIC DEPORTATION
❖ S. 33 UKBA 2007 Exceptions
❖Breach of 1951 Refugee Convention or 1950 ECHR
❖Breach of EU treaties, including Withdrawal Agreement
❖Under 18 on date of conviction
❖Subject to extradition
❖Detained under the Mental Health Act
❖Is a victim of trafficking
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DISCRETIONARY DEPORTATION
▪Residual Power under s.3(5) IA 1971
▪Serious Offences committed by those under 18
▪Serious offences that do not attract a 12 month sentence
▪Particularly serious crimes committed by Refugees
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Offence/Information leads to liability decision
• Invited to provide reasons
S.120 notice served
Deportation decision taken
Refusal of human rights/ protection decision taken
Appeal
PROCESS
DEPORTATION OF EU NATIONALS
Citizens’ Rights (Restrictions of Rights of Entry and Residence) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
▪Pre-Brexit offences
▪Genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat
▪Previous convictions alone insufficient
▪Escalating protections
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DEPORTATION OF EU NATIONALS
Imperative Grounds
▪ MG [2014] EUECJ C-400/12
▪ B and Franco Vomero [2018] EUECJ C-316/16 & C-424/16
▪Personal Conduct
▪ Robinson [2018] EWCA Civ 85
▪Schedule 1, EEA Regs
▪ Fundamental Interests of Society
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CHALLENGES BASED ON ART 8 ECHR
Para. 398-399C & s.117C NIAA 2002
• Bikanu (s.11 TCEA; s.117C NIAA; para. 399D) [2021] UKUT 34 (IAC)
Minor offenders (single offences < 12months)
• SSHD must justify deportation is proportionate to family/private life
Medium/Persistent Offenders (Persistent or sentences of 12-48 months)
• Expulsion would be unduly harsh on partner/children
• Lawfully resident in UK, socially integrated and very significant obstacles to reintegration
Serious offenders (> 4 years)
• Very compelling case, over and above the exceptions
DEPORTATION - ART 8 CHALLENGES
Exceptions 1 & 2
Very Significant Obstacles to Integration
▪CI (Nigeria) v SSHD [2019] EWCA Civ 2027
▪Unduly Harsh
▪KO (Nigeria) v SSHD [2018] UKSC 53
DEPORTATION - ART 8 CHALLENGES
Very Compelling Circumstances, Over and Above the Exceptions
Maslov v. Austria [2008] ECHR 546
Jeunesse v Netherlands (2015) 60 EHRR 17
NA (Pakistan) & Ors v SSHD [2016] EWCA Civ 662
Akinyemi v SSHD [2019] EWCA Civ 2098
Jallow [2021] EWCA Civ 788
CERTIFICATION
▪Section 94B NIAA 2002
▪Removal pending appeal will not breach s.6 HRA 1998
▪Deportee will not face serious and irreversible harm
▪Kiarie & Byndloss [2017] UKSC 42
▪AJ (Nigeria) [2018] UKUT 115
▪Juba (s. 94B: access to lawyers) [2021] UKUT 95 (IAC)
▪Nare (evidence by electronic means) Zimbabwe [2011] UKUT 443 (IAC)
CERTIFICATION
▪Reg 33 EEA Regs 2016
▪Removal will not breach human rights or result in serious & irreversible harm
▪EEA proportionality principles apply
▪Hafeez [2020] EWHC 437
▪Re-admission
REVOCATION
▪Immigration Rules▪Bikanu (s.11 TCEA; s.117C NIAA; para. 399D) [2021] UKUT 34 (IAC)
▪Order remains in force until at least 10 years has passed if sentence < 4 years
▪SSHD v Garzon [2018] EWCA Civ 1225
▪ZP (India) [2015] EWCA Civ 1197
▪FH v SSHD [2020] EWHC 1482
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Tips on how to prepare a case
Types of evidence
Expert reports
Relevance of rehabilitation
CASE PREPARATION
CONTACT DETAILS
T: 020 7421 8000
W. https://36group.co.uk/
Sandra Akinbolu- [email protected]
Raphael Jesurum - [email protected]
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T: 01509 214 999
W. www.dglegal.co.uk
