Minister for Justice v Wang Zhu Jie

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Respondent/Defendant:Wang Zhu jie
Court/s:High Court, Supreme Court
Citation/s:[1993] 1 IR 426
Judgment Date/s:07 May 1991
Judge:Costello
Category:Deportation
Keywords:Deportation, Immigrant, Immigration, Immigration (Illegal)

Plain clothes Gardai (police) entered premises without a warrant, identified themselves and made immigration related enquiries. They arrested Mr. Wang who worked on the premises. The Defendant argued that the arrest was illegal because the Gardai were trespassing when they entered. The defence also challenged the legality of the Aliens Order 1946 claiming it was ultra vires the Aliens Act … Read More

Principles:

The Aliens Order 1946 is not ultra vires the Aliens Act 1935. Arrests are permissible under the 1935 Act.

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