Home Office attempt to deport UK-born man was illegal, judge says

Tribunal finds that Dmitry Lima, who has never left the UK, is British citizen and should not be deported to Portugal

The Home Office acted unlawfully in trying to deport a British-born man who has never left the country to Portugal, from where his parents arrived more than 30 years ago, a judge has ruled.

Dmitry Lima, 28, who was born in Lambeth, south London, does not speak Portuguese and has never travelled abroad but in 2022 he was given a deportation order by the Home Office after serving a prison sentence for drugs offences and for carrying a Taser.