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Tribunal Blocks Deportation of Ghanaian Migrant After 25 Years in UK

Judges found she would face destitution on return to Ghana, posing unjustifiably harsh human rights consequences.

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Overview

  • Joyce Baidoo has lived in the UK without legal status since 2000 and was issued a deportation order following a 2007 fraud conviction.
  • She argued her mental health would suffer and reintegration into Ghanaian society would be unfeasible after more than two decades abroad.
  • First-tier tribunal Judge Jeffrey Cameron accepted her private life claim, noting her lack of family support and limited employment prospects in Ghana.
  • An upper tribunal led by Judge Richard Manuell dismissed the Home Office’s appeal, finding no material error in the original ruling.
  • The case highlights the clash between deportation enforcement and human rights protections for long-term illegal residents.