Key cases Returns ressidence on humanitarian grounds threat to public security or safety 2020 Head of The Office for Foreigners Returns family life residence on humanitarian grounds

Decision: re-socialized migrant is not a threat to public security or safety

A father of four, who was successfully re-socialized, is not a threat to public security or safety eight years after the commitment of crimes. His deportation would be an unjustified interference in his right to a family…
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Voivodeship Administrative Court: evidence needs to be properly reviewed

The Refugee Board has completely failed to take into account evidence presented by a party pertaining to his political activity and to the treatment of members of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan at the hands…
Children and youth Key cases Returns 2019 Border Police Head of The Office for Foreigners Children and youth Returns children` rights residence on humanitarian grounds

Decision: deportation could violate children`s rights

Deportation could violate children rights to the extent that threatens their psychophysical development. Children were in Poland for over five years. They fully integrated into the Polish society planning their future in…
Key cases Refugees stay of execution 2019 Voivodeship Administrative Court Returns procedural safeguards stay of execution of a decision

Voivodship Administrative Court: stay of the execution of the asylum decision

The ruling of 17 July 2019, no. IV SA/Wa 1457/19, of Voivodship Administrative Court in Warsaw was based on Article 46 (5) of the procedural directive (2013/32/EU). The court highlighted the necessity to stay the executi…
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ECtHR: prohibition to deport a person suspected of supporting terrorist due to the risk of torture in Russia

The Association for Legal Intervention provided legal assistance to a Chechen national, N.M., who was to be deported to Russia. In case of his deportation there was a serious suspicion that he could fall victim of tortur…