Facts: Ms KRA, the first named applicant, was born in Nigeria in 1975. She married there and had three children. In early 2008, she came alone to Ireland while pregnant and sought asylum. Her baby, the second named applicant, BMA, was born four days later on 14 March 2008. The asylum application was rejected and in March 2009, Ms KRA … Read More
KRA v Minister for Justice and Equality
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice and Equality |
| Court/s: | Court of Appeal |
| Citation/s: | [2017] IECA 284 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Appeal |
| Judgment Date/s: | 27 Oct 2017 |
| Judge: | Ryan S. |
| Category: | Deportation |
| Keywords: | Child, Deportation, Deportation Order, Immigration, Non-national |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/7b2278a6-5194-4c63-bc6d-24315b843318/2017_IECA_284_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Other |
| Principles: | Article 42A of the Constitution did not amount to a bar to the deportation of a non-citizen child who was undergoing primary education in the State. The circumstances of the mother and child in this case did not require separate and individual consideration by the Minister. The Minister was not obliged to make a comparison between the educational opportunities in Ireland and Nigeria before making a decision on whether to revoke the deportation order. |