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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Refugee who illegally brought injured niece to UK given leave to remain

Najat Ibrahim Ismail pictured with his family in 2019 after his release from prison
Najat Ibrahim Ismail pictured with his family in 2019 after his release from prison. Photograph: Diane Taylor/The Guardian


A man whom the Home Office repeatedly tried to deport after he brought his badly burned baby niece to the UK illegally for treatment has won his right to remain in Britain after a six-year battle.

Najat Ibrahim Ismail, 35, fled torture in Iraq and came to the UK in 2004. He and his British wife, Emma Ismail, have three children and live in Portsmouth.

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