"It follows that the judge was in error in dismissing the appeal on asylum grounds, even though the factual basis of the claim to fear Hamas was rejected for cogent reasons.”.
A REFUGEE was allowed to stay in the UK despite having an initial asylum claim rejected after lying that his life was in danger at home.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: “Urgent changes to human rights laws are needed so Parliament, not immigration judges, decide on the criteria to stay in the UK.”.
However, a subsequent Upper Tribunal hearing in Manchester in April 2024 concluded the original judge was wrong to reject the man’s asylum claim.
Judge David Michael Walker Pickup said: “Unarguably, by the judge’s own reasoning, the appellant is ipso facto a refugee.
