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High Court halts deportation of Afghan interpeter who worked with British Army High Court halts deportation of Afghan interpeter who worked with British Army
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An Afghan interpreter who was due to be deported imminently has had his removal from the UK halted after the High Court ordered he be released from detention.An Afghan interpreter who was due to be deported imminently has had his removal from the UK halted after the High Court ordered he be released from detention.
Hafizzulah Husseinkhel had been scheduled to be removed within days after the Home Office handed him removal papers and sent him to a detention centre last week. Hafizzulah Husseinkhel had been scheduled to be removed within days after the Home Office handed him removal papers and sent him to a detention centre last week.
But the 26-year-old will now be released today after the Home Office failed to contest a bail application lodged by his barrister. But the 26-year-old will now be released today after the Home Office failed to contest a bail application lodged by his barrister.
More follows… It comes after his plight was revealed by The Independent, prompting an outcry from members of the military who served alongside him and campaign to let him remain in the UK.
  Paul Turner, Mr Husseinkhel’s barrister, was mid-way through making his submission in court when Becket Beford, representing the Home Office, intervened, saying: “We are willing to release the claimant once we can confirm the address where he will reside.”
It was subsequently confirmed that arrangements had already been made for him to live with Steve Cooke, a friend of his from Derby, who was also present in court. Justice Peter Lane then closed the proceedings.
Mr Turner would now put forward a fresh claim to grant Mr Husseinkhel the right to remain in the UK, arguing that the Home Office is currently not transparent about the status of Afghan interpreters who have worked for UK forces.
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