Illegal Immigrant Who MI5 Deemed ‘Islamist Extremist’ Wins Right to Stay in Britain

The removal of the Iranian national’s refugee status should have only been carried out by the Home Office as a ‘last resort’ judges rule.

An inflatable craft carrying illegal immigrants crosses the shipping lane in the English Channel off the coast of Dover, England, on Aug. 4, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

An Iranian national deemed by MI5 to have “an Islamist extremist mindset” has won an appeal against his refugee status being revoked.

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) ruled that the Home Office’s decision to revoke was flawed because no balancing exercise was carried out against claims he would face persecution if returned to Iran.