AN asylum seeker who settled in Nottingham in the United Kingdom is set to be deported to Malawi, despite claiming to be from Zimbabwe.
Patricia Wadi (38) was held in detention awaiting deportation in December 2008, but this was stopped with just two hours to spare. Supporters say she is due to be deported again.
The previous deportation was halted after help from Alan Simpson, who was then MP for Nottingham South. Supporters of Ms Wadi said deporting her was unlawful because of UK guidelines banning the deportation of Zimbabweans.
But Ms Wadi’s case was complicated because she entered the UK on a Malawi passport in January 2002 but then claimed asylum as a Zimbabwean in 2003.
James Ramowski, an immigration advisor representing Ms Wadi, said: “It appears that from birth she would have been a dual national — both Zimbabwean and Malawian, as she was born in Zimbabwe, and also Malawian, due to being born to Malawian parents.”
But Malawi does not recognise dual nationality for adults and when people turn 21 they have one year to renounce their second nationality. They automatically cease to be Malawian citizens if they do not.
Mr Ramowski added: “Patricia cannot be Malawian as she would have lost this right upon turning 22. She has lived all her life and was born in Zimbabwe.”
When she arrives in Malawi, Mr Ramowski believes, the authorities will then send her to Zimbabwe.Phil Dyer, UK Border Agency East Midlands assistant director, said: “The agency only ever returns those who both we and the independent courts are satisfied do not need our protection and refuse to leave voluntarily.
“We are determined to remove those with no right to be in the UK. More than 3 800 illegal immigrants were removed from the Midlands and East region in the last year.”
Ms Wadi has a Zimbabwean identity card and a birth certificate which she claims prove she was born there.
Other than English, she speaks a Zimbabwean language and is a member of the Nottingham Zimbabwean Community Network.
Mr Ramowski added: “Regardless of nationality, she has never lived in Malawi and has no ties at all to Malawi. Her family continues to live in Zimbabwe.”
Mr Ramowski argues that Ms Wadi’s Malawi passport is false while the UK Border Agency says it is genuine.
The agency confirmed that Ms Wadi was due to be deported but would not confirm the date.
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Handiti munoti makachenjera. Come back to Zimbabwe and make it a better world to live.
Comment by Sisi Ngwenya — June 26, 2010 @ 4:03 am
Kufurirwa muchinyanya …..vana veMDC, lying about ZANU and Cde RG, eat that cheese now. Viva ZANU!
Comment by Pablo — June 28, 2010 @ 8:30 am
this idiot called pablo bakithi kanti unjani lumuntu Viva ZAPU
Comment by Sakunqandwa yini — June 28, 2010 @ 11:28 am
I am Pablo the son of the soil, the ZANU patriot that brought u from the chains of colonisation, VIVA ZANU. The thing about ZANU it does not teach its children to abuse/swear/bad mouth others, we are tought manners in ZANU, Viva ZANU. U still remain a lying bunch of people with NO direction, NO history, No future, and finally u will have NO party, shame on u. This is Pablo, ZANU Patriot, cum again and get lessons.
Comment by Pablo — June 28, 2010 @ 1:08 pm
Vana Pablo munotisemesa apa, tibvirwe kumhepo. Chii chamunoziva nezve colonisation? Propaganda dzamakadzidziswa kuBoarder Gezi ndidzo dzomuuya pano muchiti pwetere pwetere, hamunayari? 30 years down the line you are still mothballed in stupid political mantra, instead of progressing forward with life and contributing to the development of the country.
Comment by nyatso — June 30, 2010 @ 4:13 am
Why do u have a problem with Pablo? Just becoz u are not proud of what u are then Pablo akusemesa! Haunyare…… kufurirwa muchinyanya. If u go to this party today 2morrow then upozve, u will end up with nothing at o, just keep blaming others like u are doing. I will remain ZANU, sorry for u. We went to war and u were bizzy still in ur father's balls, shame on u.
Comment by Pablo — July 2, 2010 @ 1:59 pm
Pablo you are a loser. Munotadza kugadzira nyika yenyu muchigaroita blame others, what a shame and what a pity! A country full of hunger and you are proud to be Zanu which has destroyed the country and kids are suffering from malnutrition, SHAME ON YOU! Unombogarepiko iwe? SASKAMU! Kana uri muDiaspora I bet you hauna basa rinoshamisira and uri rombe, idiot! Kana mumba mako hamuna mufaro nekuti haufunge mushe, basa rekutuka ana England muchitadza kugadzirisa kwenyu, until when? How foolish!
Comment by Wezhira — July 8, 2010 @ 10:19 am
Hezvo , siyanai na Pablo he has a point . How has Zanu caused malnutrition ? From 1980 to the late 90s you had maive makagara zvakanaka , yazoshata nhasi ? Its a known fact that the day a black man raises his voice to a white man all hell breaks lose Zanu yakapa vanhu vatema minda murungu akatsamwa nazvo akaisa masanctions adai kukonzera malnutrition yamavakutaura iyi . Nyangwe tava mudiaspora hatifaniri kukanganwa kwatakabva !! Zvituko zvamavakupa Pablo hazvineyi ne ma facts aataura , shame on you !
Comment by Mufaro — July 19, 2010 @ 12:14 pm