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21.06.16

Citizenship Revoked

Theresa May deprived 33 individuals of British citizenship in 2015

New figures show the extent to which the Home Secretary has used controversial powers allowed her to strip a person of citizenship without prior approval from a judge or parliament.

25.05.16

Citizenship Revoked

‘We feared a Paris-style massacre’: Londoner stripped of nationality

The man, known only as L2 for legal reasons, was deemed such a national security threat by Home Secretary Theresa May that she personally signed an order removing his British nationality in 2013.

19.04.16

Citizenship Revoked

Home Office ‘extremely disappointed’ over deportation block

The Home Office today hit out at a court ruling that has blocked Britain from deporting six terror suspects to Algeria, saying “continue to seek to remove those who wish to do harm."

18.04.16

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Bid to deport six terror suspects blocked after UK judges cite torture fears in Algeria

Six men accused of having links to al Qaeda cannot be deported to Algeria because there is a “real risk” they would be tortured, UK judges ruled today.

30.01.16

Citizenship Revoked

Former Briton Mahdi Hashi now jailed by New York judge for al Shabaab terror charges

Hashi was yesterday sentenced to nine years in prison at a New York court for allegedly supporting the terrorist organisation al Shabaab.

22.01.16

Citizenship Revoked

Tracked by MI5 to PC World: London minicab driver 'highly probably’ an Al Qaeda courier

The 27 year old, known only as M2, had his British citizenship stripped by Theresa May in 2014 after being tracked by MI5.

07.12.15

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‘Inaccurate, misleading, incomplete’: Judges’ verdict on intel given to May

Britain’s security services apparently provided Theresa May with bad intelligence as the basis for banning two al Qaeda suspects from returning to the UK.

18.11.15

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Terror suspect who May wants deported to Algeria asks Muslim clerics for permission to kill himself, court told

The latest appeal of six Algerian terror suspects fighting against Home Office deportation orders.

29.10.15

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‘Wrongly accused’ Manchester bomb plotters take Theresa May to court over ban on re-entering UK

Counter terrorism officers pin Rizwan Sharif to the ground outside Liverpool John Moores University in 2009 Two Pakistani men alleged to have been part of an al Qaeda plot to blow up Manchester’s Arnd...

20.08.15

Citizenship Revoked

Court fight for May as alleged al Qaeda courier re-enters UK just weeks after she revokes his citizenship

Home Secretary Theresa May (Photo: Tolga Akmen/Anadolu Agency/Getty) An Afghan granted British nationality just four years ago has been stripped of his citizenship by Theresa May over alleged links to...

24.07.15

Citizenship Revoked

Another ‘Abu Qatada’ saga? Theresa May thwarted as judge bails convicted extremist in new deportation hearing

Photo of Scales of Justice, by Michael Grimes A man who has spent years in prison on terror-related offences was due to walk free today after he defeated a court bid by Theresa May to keep him jailed...

25.03.15

Citizenship Revoked

Supreme Court backs Theresa May decision to strip suspected Al Qaeda terrorist of UK citizenship

US Department of Justice handout – Minh Quang Pham The seven justices of the Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed the appeal of a Vietnam-born man who was stripped of his British citizenship in 2...

04.03.15

Citizenship Revoked

Man stripped of British citizenship pleads not guilty to al Qaeda terror charges in New York

Minh Quang Pham is accused of conspiring with American al Qaeda propagandist Anwar al Awlaki.

23.01.15

Citizenship Revoked

Exclusive: Terror suspect Mahdi Hashi loses appeal for return of his British citizenship

Former-UK terror suspect losses his bid to regain his British citizenship

19.12.14

Citizenship Revoked

Former British citizen, Mahdi Hashi, ‘illegally interrogated’ by US officials in Djibouti

Man was stripped of his UK citizenship just weeks before being secretly imprisoned and interrogated in east Africa.

19.12.14

Citizenship Revoked

Government release number deprived of British citizenship since 2013

The government has removed the citizenship of 37 individuals since January 2013.

12.12.14

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Man excluded from UK nine years ago finally gets to hear evidence against him

Case at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission raises concerns about proposed temporary exclusion orders.

10.12.14

Citizenship Revoked

What do we know about citizenship stripping?

The key findings in the Bureau’s citizenship stripping investigation.

20.11.14

Citizenship Revoked

Supreme Court hears second deprivation of citizenship case

After fighting the removal of his citizenship for three years, Minh Pham’s case is heard by highest court.

01.09.14

Citizenship Revoked

Cameron poised to unveil powers making it “easier to take people’s passports away”

Prime minister’s speech this afternoon expected to unveil controversial new powers.

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