Pakistani Asylum Seeker Wins £100,000 After 16-Year Legal Battle with UK Home Office
A Pakistani asylum seeker, Nadra Almas, has been awarded nearly £100,000 in compensation after a 16-year legal battle against the UK Home Office, during which she claimed she was “treated like a criminal” for overstaying her visa. Ms Almas, a Christian, argued that she faced persecution in Pakistan due to her faith and successfully secured refugee status in the UK after a prolonged struggle.
Ms Almas arrived in the UK in 2004 on a student visa, which expired after five months. She was served a notice of removal in 2008 and made six applications to remain in the country between 2005 and 2014. In 2018, she was detained at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre, where she was handcuffed and told she would be deported. She was released two weeks later, but the Home Office took nearly three years to grant her refugee status, during which time she was unable to work, travel, or claim benefits.
The High Court in Birmingham found “numerous breaches” in her detention process, including a failure to consider alternatives to incarceration. Recorder McNeill, the original judge, described her treatment as “outrageous” and a “reckless disregard for her rights.” The court ruled that the delay in granting her refugee status breached her right to a family life under the Human Rights Act, as she was forced to rely on friends and family for support, which “undermined her self-esteem and caused her embarrassment.”
The Home Office appealed both the findings and the compensation amount of £98,757.04, but Mr Justice Ritchie dismissed the appeal, stating that the breaches were “not trivial or minor” and that the damages awarded were appropriate. Ms Almas’s case highlights significant flaws in the handling of asylum claims and the treatment of individuals during the process.
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