Israel's interior minister on Monday ordered a reexamination of the legal status of Ethiopian national Maza Dekomo, the mother of eight-year-old Israeli girl Geffen, both of whom were scheduled to be deported to Ethiopia this summer. The mother's legal status in Israel was terminated following the death of her Israeli husband some four months ago, and her deportation was scheduled for July. The order from Interior Minister Moshe Arbel was filed concurrent with the ministry’s response to the Supreme Court, following the family’s appeal of the deportation order. Atkacho Getahon, Geffen’s paternal uncle, told Haaretz that the Interior Minister’s decision provided a correct and proper solution to their request. He said it is not an issue to be decided by direct appeal to himself or to the interior minister.

Source: Ethiopian News June 12, 2023 23:45 UTC