Home Office lifts deportation order for man, 62, who has lived in UK for 50 years

A British man facing deportation to Barbados after living in the UK for half a century has had his removal order withdrawn following public scrutiny. The Home Office revoked the decision after criticism over forcing him to return to a country he left as a 12-year-old with no remaining family ties. The case gained media attention just days before the department formally reversed its stance. The move raises questions about the fairness of deportation policies for long-term residents with deep roots in the UK.

Department drops efforts to return Tony Hall to Barbados, a country he left at 12 and where he has no living relatives The Home Office has lifted a deportation order handed to a 62-year-old man who has lived in Britain for 50 years after criticism of the department’s attempts to remove him to Barbados, a country he left as a child.The Home Office wrote to Tony Hall on Tuesday to inform him that his deportation order had been revoked. His case had been highlighted in the Guardian a day earlier. Continue reading...