By Katherine Tsang
A Jamaican drug dealer called Keno Forbes also known as‘Blood’ was convicted of selling Class A drugs on a housing estate in North London. He was jailed for three years at Blackfriars Court. The home office
wanted to deport Forbes however, the office failed to do so because human
rights laws. Any criminal jailed for more than 3 months is eligible for
automatic deportation. Under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human
Rights, one has the right to have a private and family life. Forbes’s lawyer
appealed using such reason saying that deporting Forbes will damage his
marriage. Forbes is now allowed to stay in the country but is banned from the
London borough.
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The Home Office is very disappointed about the judgment. ‘We firmly believe foreign nationals
who break the law should be deported.’ said the Home office spokesman. Mr
Justice McCloskey described the case as a ‘borderline case’.
From this case, we can see than European laws
are superior then UK law and it is out of the hands of Parliament. The Humans
Rights Act will also thwart government policies in areas such as order
measures. The number of foreign criminals deportation has been increasing each
year and the judgment of this case has certainly affected the immigration bill.
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