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Court orders home secretary to bring back a deported asylum seeker who was deported despite having orders from court to prevent his removal (1 May 2012)

Date: 01/05/2012
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, Court orders home secretary to bring back a deported asylum seeker who was deported despite having orders from court to prevent his removal

A Turkish national who was deported despite a court order preventing his removal has been sought to be brought back by the court in an order calling on the Home Secretary to find and bring back the Turkish national and investigate UK Border Agency conduct in the matter.
The 37-year-old Turkish asylum seeker arrived in the UK on 13 March and claimed asylum, complaining of persecution in Turkey. He said he was a human rights activist and had been jailed and tortured in Turkey because of his activities. After he was forcibly removed from the UK back to Turkey he claims he was arrested, detained for three days and mistreated by the Turkish authorities. After his release he fled to Azerbaijan where he is in hiding and is said to be in fear for his life if he is returned to Turkey.
The home secretary was under fire for failing to comply with a high court order to bring the asylum seeker who was in hiding in Azerbaijan back to Britain.
After the previous order was breached, by the UKBA Mr Justice Singh issued a second order to Theresa May to use her best actions to find the man, and bring him back to the UK.
However, the home secretary has gone to the high court and asked the orders to be set aside. Mr Justice Lloyd Jones rejected the request and now Mrs May has to work to get the man back to the UK.
Mr Justice Singh stated that he was "very concerned" the government had failed to comply with his order.
In the court documents a senior UK Border Agency official admitted that the UKBA regretted the removal of the claimant in spite of a court order preventing his removal.
In a statement, the claimant’s solicitor, James Packer of Duncan Lewis, said his client was threatened and blackmailed and subjected to psychological pressure to withdraw his asylum claim soon after he lodged it on arrival at Stansted airport. He was asked to sign a document withdrawing his asylum claim.
He signed the document under pressure of threat of detention, said Packer. He said that he made it clear to the UKBA that his client did want to claim asylum but they were at best obstructive and refused to listen. They seemed determined to remove him in any event.
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