EMO v Minister for Justice and Equality

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Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice and Equality
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2015] IEHC 444
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:13 Jul 2015
Judge:MacEochaidh J.
Category:Deportation
Keywords:Deportation, Deportation Order
Country of Origin:Nigeria
URL:http://www.courts.ie/Judgments.nsf/0/21A7AFBD6720F07480257E850050A557
Geographic Focus:Ireland

Facts:The applicant obtained leave to challenge a refusal of the Minister for Justice to revoke a deportation order in respect of him and, having obtained an interim injunction enjoining his deportation at that time, then sought an interlocutory injunction. In the letter seeking revocation, the applicant’s solicitors repeated submissions which had been made in respect of the leave to remain … Read More

Principles:

The default position that deportation orders ought to be implemented may not apply where the Minister for Justice has taken a number of years to make a deportation order following an application for leave to remain, during which time the subject of the order has formed a relationship with an Irish citizen and, due to the withholding of his or her passport, been prevented from marrying the other party to the relationship.

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