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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nadine White

Jamaican ex-banker wins right to remain in UK after ‘unlawful’ Home Office detention

James Matthews

A Jamaican ex-banker who was “unlawfully detained” by the Home Office has won his right to remain in the UK, The Independent can reveal.

James Matthews, 34, was awaiting the outcome of his application for leave to remain before being detained in Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre in May 2022 and labelled an “overstayer”.

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