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| Fatal crash driver can stay in UK | Fatal crash driver can stay in UK |
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| An asylum seeker who knocked down a 12-year-old girl and fled the scene has won the right to remain in the UK. | An asylum seeker who knocked down a 12-year-old girl and fled the scene has won the right to remain in the UK. |
| Aso Mohammed Ibrahim, 31, from Blackburn, hit Amy Houston in 2003. He was later jailed for four months. | Aso Mohammed Ibrahim, 31, from Blackburn, hit Amy Houston in 2003. He was later jailed for four months. |
| He faced deportation but successfully invoked human rights legislation granting him the right to a "family life" in the UK. | He faced deportation but successfully invoked human rights legislation granting him the right to a "family life" in the UK. |
| Justice Secretary and Blackburn MP Jack Straw said he will be seeking to appeal against the decision. | Justice Secretary and Blackburn MP Jack Straw said he will be seeking to appeal against the decision. |
| 'Extremely disappointed' | 'Extremely disappointed' |
| The UK Border Agency is also considering an appeal. | The UK Border Agency is also considering an appeal. |
| Amy Houston was found trapped under the wheels of Ibrahim's Rover in Newfield Road, Blackburn, in November 2003. She died later in hospital. | Amy Houston was found trapped under the wheels of Ibrahim's Rover in Newfield Road, Blackburn, in November 2003. She died later in hospital. |
| Ibrahim was jailed for four months by Blackburn magistrates for driving while disqualified and failing to stop after an accident. | Ibrahim was jailed for four months by Blackburn magistrates for driving while disqualified and failing to stop after an accident. |
| The father-of-two was due to be deported after he was taken into the custody of the UK Border Agency. | The father-of-two was due to be deported after he was taken into the custody of the UK Border Agency. |
| But the Iraqi Kurd claimed it was too dangerous to return to his homeland and won the right to stay in Britain after a lengthy series of appeals at the Manchester Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. | |
| Ibrahim had failed in all of his previous attempts to gain asylum | Ibrahim had failed in all of his previous attempts to gain asylum |
| Jo Liddy, regional director of the UK Border Agency in the North West, said: "We are extremely disappointed at the court's decision to allow Mr Ibrahim's appeal against removal from the UK. | Jo Liddy, regional director of the UK Border Agency in the North West, said: "We are extremely disappointed at the court's decision to allow Mr Ibrahim's appeal against removal from the UK. |
| "We have made it clear that we will prioritise the removal of those foreign nationals who present the most risk of harm to the public." | "We have made it clear that we will prioritise the removal of those foreign nationals who present the most risk of harm to the public." |
| An agency spokesman added it was likely it would consider an appeal against the decision. | An agency spokesman added it was likely it would consider an appeal against the decision. |
| Blackburn MP Mr Straw said he found the judge's decision "very disappointing". | Blackburn MP Mr Straw said he found the judge's decision "very disappointing". |
| He said: "I will be speaking to the home secretary to see if there's any way we can appeal against this decision, and I will also be talking to the family. | He said: "I will be speaking to the home secretary to see if there's any way we can appeal against this decision, and I will also be talking to the family. |
| "They have been through an awful time." | "They have been through an awful time." |