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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nadine White

Legal battle over ‘unlawful detention’ of Jamaican ex-banker

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Home Office officials “unlawfully detained” a Jamaican banker who is facing deportation on Wednesday, his lawyers say.

James Matthews, 33, was awaiting the outcome of his application for leave to remain before being detained in Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre earlier this month and labelled an “overstayer”. He remains in detention ahead of a charter flight that is set to remove around 20 people who all have strong ties to Britain.

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