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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nicola Kelly

Albanian with British-born children faces deportation after decade in UK

The man is being held at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre near Heathrow airport
The man is being held at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre near Heathrow airport. Photograph: Mick Sinclair/Alamy

An Albanian man who was taken to Harmondsworth immigration removal centre near Heathrow airport last week has been told he faces imminent deportation, the day after the Home Office announced plans to fast-track the removal of refused Albanian asylum seekers.

The man, who claimed asylum in the UK a decade ago, has no criminal record, has never absconded and says he has consistently complied with immigration requirements by reporting fortnightly to the Home Office. His two children were born in the UK and have leave to remain.

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