Jamaicans whose removal was ruled unlawful by courts still detained and apart from families two weeks on (The Independent) (27 February 2020)

Jamaicans who were granted last-minute reprieve from a deportation flight two weeks ago are still in detention and unable to reunite with their families, in what lawyers have said could be an unlawful move by the Home Office. Public law caseworker Georgia Banks discusses her client’s situation; “The Home Office shamelessly brought him to the airport by ambulance on the night of the flight but the High Court ordered a stay on removal. Today he will be released and be able to return to his family.” On the fact that many remain detained, she added; “Without the specialist bail tribunal’s intervention, they remain locked up. There is no lawful basis justifying prolonged detention as their removal cannot take place within a reasonable timeframe.”