A teenager who fears to leave Ireland to return to Nigeria “is not at any immediate risk of deportation”, according to the Justice Minister.
Minister Charlie Flanagan said he is concerned about “a great deal of misinformation” in relation to the case of Tullamore College student Nonso Moujeke who faces deportation after being denied asylum. The minister’s comments come after a number of Nonso’s family and friends, classmates and local politicians gathered outside the Dáil today to protest his family’s deportation. Protesters also delivered a petition signed by 20,000 people asking Minister Flanagan to halt the deportation order.“I want to state clearly that the Nonso Muojeke is not at any immediate risk of deportation. The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service has given that undertaking to the court,” the Minister said in a statement this afternoon.“The case is still before the courts. As I have consistently said, as Minister for Justice and Equality, I do not interfere with cases before the courts. However, when the court proceedings conclude, I will use my powers as Minister to consider this case fully, including from a humanitarian point of view.”The 14-year-old Offaly student moved to Ireland when he was two years old with his mother and older brother, Victor, following the death of his father. As a custom, Nonso’s mother became the property of her brother in law. She then fled to Ireland with her two young sons and they have been living here for eleven years. A number of Nonso’s and Victor’s classmates have voiced major concerns over the Moujeke family being forced to return to Nigeria.
Minister Charlie Flanagan said he is concerned about “a great deal of misinformation” in relation to the case of Tullamore College student Nonso Moujeke who faces deportation after being denied asylum. The minister’s comments come after a number of Nonso’s family and friends, classmates and local politicians gathered outside the Dáil today to protest his family’s deportation. Protesters also delivered a petition signed by 20,000 people asking Minister Flanagan to halt the deportation order.“I want to state clearly that the Nonso Muojeke is not at any immediate risk of deportation. The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service has given that undertaking to the court,” the Minister said in a statement this afternoon.“The case is still before the courts. As I have consistently said, as Minister for Justice and Equality, I do not interfere with cases before the courts. However, when the court proceedings conclude, I will use my powers as Minister to consider this case fully, including from a humanitarian point of view.”The 14-year-old Offaly student moved to Ireland when he was two years old with his mother and older brother, Victor, following the death of his father. As a custom, Nonso’s mother became the property of her brother in law. She then fled to Ireland with her two young sons and they have been living here for eleven years. A number of Nonso’s and Victor’s classmates have voiced major concerns over the Moujeke family being forced to return to Nigeria.