A Pakistani mother, with two young children, who was to be deported after separating from her husband, a British citizen of Pakistani origin. Contact between father and children would thereby be broken.
Held: ‘There was no prospect of the father actually caring for the children. The children would travel with their mother if she were removed. It was the mother’s article 8 rights that were under scrutiny, not the father’s or even the children’s (see the decision of the IAT in Kehinde).’
Citations:
[2007] EWCA Civ 1543
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Immigration, Human Rights
Updated: 27 November 2022; Ref: scu.266579