Facts: The applicant, a national of Pakistan and a student in Cyprus, was refused leave to land at Dublin Airport on 21 October 2017. While he held a visa for the State, he was refused leave to land pursuant to section 4(3)(k), Immigration Act 2004, on the grounds that there was reason to believe that he intended to enter the … Read More
Akram v Minister for Justice and Equality and the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland and the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána |
| Court/s: | Court of Appeal |
| Citation/s: | [2022] IECA 108 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review/Appeal |
| Judgment Date/s: | 12 May 2022 |
| Judge: | Donnelly, A., Ní Raifeartaigh, U., Power, A. |
| Category: | Immigration, Immigration law |
| Keywords: | Border control, Detention, European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) |
| Country of Origin: | Pakistan |
| URL: | https://courts.ie/acc/alfresco/62535f02-327f-472c-bf28-9244c0ea6b0a/2022_IECA_108_Donnelly%20J..pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | When refusing leave to land, a mobile phone is among the documents that can be searched under section 7(3) of the Immigration Act 2004, however, the copying and retention of documents obtained from a mobile phone is not permitted under this section. |