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A young Albanian man who managed to enter the United Kingdom when he was 17 years old has been granted the right to remain on the island, even though a court had ordered his removal.
The asylum seeker, now 24 years old, sought refuge in the United Kingdom after claiming to be a victim of drug trafficking and at risk of attack by the family of a woman who was having an affair with his father.
Last year, first-tier court judge Jean-Gilles Raymond rejected his asylum application, dismissing his claims that he was a victim of trafficking.
But now, the High Court has ruled that the Albanian, whose name is not being released, can be allowed to remain in Britain.
The asylum seeker arrived in the UK seven years ago when he was 17. He said he was forced to leave Albania after being attacked by the family of a woman his father was having an affair with.
In 2018, the young man, who displayed mixed personality disorder, sought asylum in Britain as an unaccompanied minor, but this was rejected.
Two years later he was referred to the Government as a possible victim of trafficking and in 2020 he was granted one year of discretionary leave.
He claimed he was forced to work in a hayloft after borrowing money to pay for his grandfather's surgery.
In 2023, the Home Secretary dismissed his human rights claim stating that he would not “face the risk of re-trafficking or persecution in Albania”.
The government argued that protection is available to him and he has the option of internal displacement, if required.
But the asylum seeker appealed, stating that he is 'afraid' that he will be attacked by both the woman's family and the people involved in his trafficking, if he returns to Albania.
In November last year, High Tribunal Judge Raymond heard and then dismissed his case.
But now his case has been re-heard after High Court Judge Rebecca Owens and Deputy High Court Judge Sara Anzani said it was "irrational" for the Court of First Instance judge to accuse the asylum seeker of lying.
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