pa.press.net, Updated: 16/12/2010 16:23
Fury at crash driver's asylum win
Paul Houston has spoken off his anger after the asylum-seeker who killed his daughter was allowed to stay in the UK
A man whose daughter was killed by a failed asylum-seeker has spoken of his fury after he was allowed to remain in the UK.
Hit-and-run driver Aso Mohammed Ibrahim, 33, an Iraqi Kurd, left 12-year-old Amy Houston dying under the wheels of his car while already banned from driving.
He was jailed for four months but allowed to remain in the UK on his release. Backed by Amy's father Paul Houston, the UK Border Agency appealed against that decision.
Mr Houston, 41, from Darwen, Lancashire, was left to make the decision to turn off Amy's life support machine hours after the crash in Blackburn, Lancs, in November 2003. He has since campaigned to get Ibrahim deported in a tortuous legal battle spanning seven years.
The Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber sitting in Manchester also heard Ibrahim, who now has a family in the UK, had a string of criminal convictions.
But Ibrahim's lawyers claimed human rights laws permitted him to remain in the country on the grounds of his right to life and to family life, and two senior immigration judges have now rejected the appeal.
The massive surge of support we just saw proves people are finally waking up to the complete failure of our immigration system. Aso Mohammed Ibrahim belongs in a prison cell in his home country instead of walking our streets after destroying an innocent child's life. We refuse to let the bureaucrats hide behind these absurd human rights excuses any longer.
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December 17, 2010
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Julie Iyer
15 years ago
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Human rights? What about Amy's right to live? He took her life and gets to keep his. Sickening.
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Sarah Kennedy
15 years ago
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Absolute disgrace. This man has no right to be here after what he did to that poor girl. Send him back where he came from.
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Dave Norton
15 years ago
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The law is a joke. How does a hit and run driver get to stay in the country over a british citizen? Amy should be here today.
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Mark Reid
15 years ago
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7 years of fighting and this is the outcome? Unbelievable. He should have been out on the first plane after his prison term
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Gary Khan
15 years ago
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GET HIM OUT NOW
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Linda Guerrero
15 years ago
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My heart breaks for her family everyday. Justice for Amy please!
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pa.press.net, Updated: 16/12/2010 16:23
Fury at crash driver's asylum win
Paul Houston has spoken off his anger after the asylum-seeker who killed his daughter was allowed to stay in the UK
A man whose daughter was killed by a failed asylum-seeker has spoken of his fury after he was allowed to remain in the UK.
Hit-and-run driver Aso Mohammed Ibrahim, 33, an Iraqi Kurd, left 12-year-old Amy Houston dying under the wheels of his car while already banned from driving.
He was jailed for four months but allowed to remain in the UK on his release. Backed by Amy's father Paul Houston, the UK Border Agency appealed against that decision.
Mr Houston, 41, from Darwen, Lancashire, was left to make the decision to turn off Amy's life support machine hours after the crash in Blackburn, Lancs, in November 2003. He has since campaigned to get Ibrahim deported in a tortuous legal battle spanning seven years.
The Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber sitting in Manchester also heard Ibrahim, who now has a family in the UK, had a string of criminal convictions.
But Ibrahim's lawyers claimed human rights laws permitted him to remain in the country on the grounds of his right to life and to family life, and two senior immigration judges have now rejected the appeal.
The massive surge of support we just saw proves people are finally waking up to the complete failure of our immigration system. Aso Mohammed Ibrahim belongs in a prison cell in his home country instead of walking our streets after destroying an innocent child's life. We refuse to let the bureaucrats hide behind these absurd human rights excuses any longer.
Reached 100 supporters
December 17, 2010
6 Comments
J
Julie Iyer
15 years ago
Featured
Human rights? What about Amy's right to live? He took her life and gets to keep his. Sickening.
S
Sarah Kennedy
15 years ago
Featured
Absolute disgrace. This man has no right to be here after what he did to that poor girl. Send him back where he came from.
D
Dave Norton
15 years ago
Featured
The law is a joke. How does a hit and run driver get to stay in the country over a british citizen? Amy should be here today.
M
Mark Reid
15 years ago
Featured
7 years of fighting and this is the outcome? Unbelievable. He should have been out on the first plane after his prison term
G
Gary Khan
15 years ago
Featured
GET HIM OUT NOW
L
Linda Guerrero
15 years ago
Featured
My heart breaks for her family everyday. Justice for Amy please!
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Human rights? What about Amy's right to live? He took her life and gets to keep his. Sickening.