WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2020Home Office deports man
despite it being ruled illegal
Pakistani national flown back within hours of the mistake
The move highlights the Home Office’s disregard for the law, says Abbott (AFP)
MAY BULMAN
SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT
A man has been deported by the Home Office despite a court ruling his removal was illegal. But within
hours of the mistake he was flown back to the UK – prompting fierce criticism of the government’s
deportation policy.
The Pakistani national was forcibly removed last week along with up to 70 other people on what was the
third mass deportation flight to leave the UK in three weeks. His removal went ahead despite a High Court