A 29-year-old Albanian criminal has avoided to be deported after a judge ruled that it would be too 'hard' on his Teenage Stepson.
Dritan Mazreku, described as a 'fit and healthy young man', was imprisoned and was confronted with deportation before a judge discovered that it would be 'unnecessary hard' on his stepson, who remembers 'no other father' and 'left behind'.
The criminal arrived in the United Kingdom in 2014 and entered into a relationship with a Latvian before he took on a 'paternal role' with the son she had from a former partner.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper had argued for his deportation and claimed that he could continue to support his stepson from Albania.
However, the judge said that online communication was 'no replacement' for physical presence.
Judge Phillips, who maintained the decision not to deport Mazreku, added that the family is 'relatively poor' and it was an 'external possibility' that they could often travel to Albania.
“There can be little doubt that regular visits to Albania would be unmanageable,” the judge said.
'[The ruling] was a logical conclusion based on the fact that the family was supported by [Mr Mazreku] At all times that he was working and that his wife only earned a minimum wage. '
The upper grandstand of the immigration and asylum room (photo) thought it would be too 'hard' to deport Dritan Mazreku
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper had argued for his deportation and claimed that he could continue to support his stepson from Albania
The Albanian married his partner in 2017, who gave him the right to stay in Great Britain. He later had a 'period of divorce' with the Latvian.
His stepson, who was five when Mazreku started a relationship with his mother in 2015, had 'no relationship' with his biological father.
After having confronted the deportation, a first level of immigration tribunal ruled in his favor. The judge said that the relationship between Mr Mazreku and the teenager 'is' real and has been around since 2015 when they started living together'.
The Home Office appealed against the decision and argued that the judge “wrongly” wrongly “was sent to the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber.
Lawyers representing the government told the Upper Tribunal that the reasoning 'does not stand up against control' and noted that the teenager will still have his mother and grandmother to support him.
They said that Mr. Mazreku is a 'fit and healthy young man' who could continue to offer support from Albania.
'If [Mr Mazreku] And his family has a loving relationship that he would continue to support them, “they argued.
'Limited weight can be given to the [Mr Mazreku] Keep his stepson safe in mind his conviction. '
The Home Office was not successful on appeal against a tribunal that ruled that the Albanian criminal could stay in the UK
The judge, who confirmed the decision not to deport Mazreku, said that the family is 'relatively poor' and it was an 'external possibility' that they could often travel to Albania
They added that the stepson was not supported during his time in prison.
Lawyers who represent Mazreku said that the judge's decision 'well motivated'.
“The judge makes it clear that the most important factor is that this is a child who has experienced left before,” said the judgment.
“This is what makes the effect on him too hard.”
'[The judge] notes that during his imprisonment and his divorce of the child's mother [Mr Mazreku] kept in contact, “it added.
The tribunal thought that the judge's reasoning cannot be described as insufficiently ', despite the intervention of Mrs. Cooper.
