Overview

• Olajiire Obafemi Shoyombo, jailed in 2023 for heroin and crack cocaine supply, faces a rehearing of his deportation appeal by the First-tier Tribunal.
• The Upper Tribunal found that a prior decision allowing his appeal was based on a factual error regarding his residency status.
• Shoyombo has lived unlawfully in the UK for over eight years but was granted intermittent leave to remain from 2014 to 2022, totaling around nine years of lawful residence.
• The Home Office acknowledges his social and cultural integration in the UK but contests the appeal, emphasizing enforcement of immigration rules.
• The rehearing occurs as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pushes reforms to streamline deportations and clarify judicial guidance on human rights claims.