UK seeks law change to deport Pakistani rapist and grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced Parliament will amend the Immigration Act 1971 to remove legal protections for serious criminals like Shabir Ahmed.
Shabir Ahmed, convicted in 2012 for rape and sexual offences against young girls, was released after serving his sentence but could not be deported due to a 1971 law protecting certain Commonwealth citizens.
The amendment will give the Home Secretary power to disapply Section 7 of the Immigration Act 1971 for serious criminals, tied to the deprivation of citizenship threshold.
Ahmed led a grooming gang that sexually abused teenage girls; his case sparked widespread criticism as he remains in the UK despite efforts to deport him to Pakistan.
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