Christophe wrote:What is the latest news, if any?

Just waiting for the hearing in August and am in touch with the Irish Embassy but no news yet

it crossed my mind too about renouncing his algerian citizenship and i made enquiries with the algerian consultate in london but that is something they said could only be done from algeria. if he was there due to deportation i think it would be too late then. thanks again everyone whose taken time ...

yes, he does have an irish passport but it has been taken by an immigration officer and is apparently with his caseworker. he is concerned that it will not be returned to him if he is deported or that the british gov will work with the irish gov to somehow withdraw his irish citizenship so that he ...

for the replies, it is a big help at a time when i am at my wits end. they have taken him to a different detention centre and i dont' know where just that he can ring me when he gets there. unfortunately, this has compeltely messed everything up with the solictor i had found for him. the solicitor ...

yes, he was an irish citizen at the time of his crime. they know he is algerian because, and i dont know for certain, the judge recommended him for deportation at the end of his sentence so the prison contacted the HO. i have an idea there is something about being resident as an eu citizen in the uk ...

for taking time to reply

appreciated

my husband was arrested and taken to a deportation centre today (near london). he is algerian and also has an irish passport because he is married an irish citizen (me) he is very down. we weren't able to get a solictor to go and see him today and have to wait until tomorrow to do anything with only ...

it's given me something to focus on while i wait to see what happens

yes i have an irish passport - to the person who asked

i sent a fax (to the HO) as soon as i received the letter with my irish citizen number and have arranged to see a solicitor on thursday. i have only ten days to reply that's why i was trying to get as much advice as possible. it is impossible to get through to anyone at the home office by phone so i ...

Can anyone give me any advice. I am an Irish citizen since 2004 because I am married to an Irish lady - I am an Arab by birth. I made a mistake in my life and ended up serving a prison sentence for deception. I thought I was going to start my life again but received a letter from the Home Office to ...