Foreign crime boss wins battle to avoid deportation

THE foreign leader of an organised crime gang living in the UK has won a legal battle against deportation to his home country.

The crime boss, who can only be identified as “Mr A” for legal reasons, was the subject of a secret surveillance operation that uncovered his links to the top of a notorious crime gang.

He was detained on the orders of the Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, who said that he represented a “serious threat to public security” and was set for deportation to a country outside the EU. But in a secret ruling by the Court of Appeal, three judges have overturned the deportation, publicly citing only “procedural fairness in respect of confidential matters”.

Last night Ms Patel vowed to speed up deportations and deter foreign criminals from entering the country.

Because the man is married to an EU national living in the UK he can claim EU protection from deportation on the basis of his marriage.

The case against Mr A, who is living openly in the community, is so sensitive it is not possible to know the man’s nationality or the precise details of the reasons for overturning the Home Secretary deportation order. However, it can be disclosed that the evidence was partly based on secret recordings of his activities and those of his family and associates. These linked him to wealth,

‘If you abuse our hospitality and commit crimes in the UK, we will do everything in our power to remove you’

guns and revenge attacks.

The Court of Appeal overturned the decision of the immigration and asylum upper tribunal, which had previously upheld the Home Secretary’s deportation order.

Ms Patel said: “This Government’s position on foreign national offenders could not be clearer. If you abuse our hospitality and commit crimes in the UK, we will do everything in our power to remove you.”