Charles Chibuike Ofoma v Chief Principal Immigration and The State

HMT 21-22

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Case Details

Court

Mutare High Court

Date

1 June 2022

Citation

HMT 21-22

Neutral Citation

[2022] ZWHMT 21

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Wamambo J

Full Bench

Wamambo J

Areas of Law

Immigration lawAdministrative lawConstitutional rights

Keywords

Unlawful detentionDeportation orderImmigration ActProhibited immigrantPrison transfer

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant should be released from detention as a prohibited immigrant","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Multiple deportations, existing deportation order, family ties"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant can prosecute this application in person under s 36(1) of the High Court Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant is self-represented"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, a Nigerian national married to a Zimbabwean woman with three children, sought his release from detention where he was held as a prohibited immigrant under a 2016 deportation order. He had been deported multiple times between 1997-2011 but returned to Zimbabwe, and was currently detained pending deportation.

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