The applicant sought leave to judicially review, inter alia, the decision by the Minister to refuse her application for residency based on her parentage of an Irish born child. The proceedings also dealt with an Article 40 Inquiry concerning the applicant’s detention at Mountjoy women’s prison in Dublin. The applicant was a Nigerian national who arrived in Ireland with her … Read More
BFO v Governor of Dóchas Centre
| Respondent/Defendant: | Governor of Dóchas Centre |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2003] 8 ICLMD 118, [2005] 2 IR 1 |
| Judgment Date/s: | 08 May 2003 |
| Judge: | Finlay Geoghegan |
| Category: | Deportation, Detention |
| Keywords: | Deportation, Deportation Order, Detention |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| Principles: | There must be a final or concluded intention to deport as a precondition for detention pursuant to the Immigration Act, 1999. |