Andy Burnham, Labour leader-in-waiting, vowed to explore all options to deport Shabir Ahmed, a Rochdale grooming gang leader, whose release is imminent. Ahmed's deportation to Pakistan was blocked by a 1971 Immigration Act loophole, despite his British citizenship being stripped, causing distress to victims.
Shabir Ahmed, ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, will be released from prison this week. Despite being stripped of his British citizenship, he cannot be deported to Pakistan due to the Immigration Act 1971, leaving victims feeling unsafe.
Shabir Ahmed, a Pakistani national convicted of numerous child offenses in the UK, cannot be deported despite his British citizenship being revoked. He will be released after serving 14 years and housed in a supervised facility.
Shabir Ahmed, ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang, will be released from prison this week. Despite being stripped of his British citizenship after his 2012 conviction, he cannot be deported to Pakistan due to provisions in the Immigration Act 1971.
