Ruling that deportation of two men before their appeal rights are exhausted does not breach European law is boost for domestic secretaryThe domestic Office won a key legal challenge on Tuesday over the “deport first,appeal later policy, which removes the right of foreign prisoners to appeal against deportation from within the UK.
Lord Justice Richards at the court of appeal ruled that it would not be a breach of European human rights legislation for two men convicted of drug offences to be deported before their appeal rights are exhausted. Lawyers for the men argued that they would not possess a fair hearing whether they had to appeal from their respective countries of origin, or Jamaica and Kenya. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com