The applicant, a failed asylum seeker from Romania, was issued with a deportation order. She requested a revocation of the order and furnished the Minister with a psychiatric report stating that she had suicidal ideations. The Minister refused to revoke the order, and the applicant sought to quash the deportation order on the basis that her deportation would be in … Read More
Cosma v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | High Court, Supreme Court |
| Citation/s: | [2006] IESC 44, Unreported |
| Judgment Date/s: | 02 May 2006 |
| Judge: | Peart |
| Category: | Deportation, Residence |
| Keywords: | Deportation, Deportation Order |
| Country of Origin: | Romania |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/3c3338e0-5c8e-4a25-a9c6-cf1400f7d718/2006_IESC_44_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | In seeking to revoke a deportation order because of suicidal ideations an applicant must prove that there is a real and substantial risk of suicide due to the deportation. Analytical medical evidence is required for this purpose. Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 is not governed by Section 5 of the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000. |