The Home Secretary’s promise to crack down on foreign criminals dodging deportation has been thrown into doubt by farcical new failures to secure the removal of offenders. The Mail on Sunday has unearthed two cases that demonstrate the urgent need for the new fast-track deportation legislation promised last month by Priti Patel. Despite further attempts to kick Rahova out, he has been allowed to stay here under the Human Rights Act. Meanwhile, Iraqi refugee and convicted drug dealer Serook Saeed, 33, avoided deportation after being released early from jail by mistake. Last night, the Home Office said: ‘Deportation was pursued tenaciously against both these individuals… Where new offending occurs, we will consider fresh deportation action.

Source: Daily Mail July 12, 2020 01:15 UTC