In a three-day period this Oct‚ British courts made eye-raising decisions about three foreign nationals deportation cases
The first case involves an Iraqi migrant who entered UK by boat about 3 years ago. Despite previous asylum denials in Italy and Sweden the court blocked his removal because he claims to have lost his papers (which seems quite convenient)
The second case features an Indian national who got jail-time for sharing illegal images of minors: he managed to stay in UK citing family rights even though he can only see his kids through video-calls once per-week
A Zimbabwean ex-convict who caused a deadly car crash while intoxicated represents the third case; after leaving prison DNA testing showed he had a child - the court decided deportation would affect the kids emotional well-being
The current system makes it hard to remove people who break laws or enter illegally. Take Albanians for example: many arrive without papers even though a direct flight costs way-less than paying smugglers (theres obviously a reason for that)
Arguments supporting the current rules dont make sense: USA and Australia work fine without being in ECHR; Britain had strong rights before joining; other ECHR countries face similar issues with removals. The system needs a big re-think because its unfair to real asylum seekers and puts lives at risk in channel crossings