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This is one of many reasons why so many people marched in London.

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Sago Thu 18-Sept-25 06:51:42

Another dangerous illegal immigrant being housed courtesy of the British tax payer.

Abdelrahmen Abouelela was in a bomb making cell in Egypt, they were planning terrorist attacks.

He found his way to Turkey where he now has a wife and child.
He left them and arrived illegally in the UK

Home Office officials spent 17 months pondering over whether or not to grant his asylum application, despite apparently knowing of his bomb-making conviction, before he raped the vulnerable woman in Hyde Park last November.

17 months to decide if should be granted asylum……this should have taken 17 seconds and now a poor woman has been raped.

I would love to know how much this man will have cost us by the time he ends his prison sentence then approaches the ECHR and will no doubt avoid deportation.

Primrose53 Fri 19-Sept-25 15:28:45

Cumbrianmale56

The problem is if you criticise mass immigration or dare to attend a peaceful march about it, you are automatically classed as far Right, a fascist or a bigot. It's all very well these mostly middle class anti racist protestors waving their Refugees Welcome banners and shouting Nazi scum at people, but they mostly live well away from asylum hotels and areas where young migrant men have been a problem.
Interesting fact the Left might be surprised by, there were some black and Asian people on the march last week. It shows that they're sick of unlimited immigration as well,

Don’t let it worry you Cumbrianmale56 all the namecalling and same old tripe is absolutely meaningless. They know all their arguing is getting them nowhere, that’s why they do this. Trouble is they spit out the same old words that they mean nothing. They are scraping the barrel now.

I have said many times on here that people of all ethnicities object to the migrants coming here on boats when they have had to do it all legally. I watched a TV reporter in Leicester (probably the most multi cultural city in the UK) interviewing, Poles, Lithuanians, Congolese, Indians, West Indians and they all said it was unfair and we should stop letting them all in.

Allira Fri 19-Sept-25 16:34:43

Caleo

Allira

Caleo

I will continue to be forthright about bad ideas.

Is it a bad idea to deport an illegal immigrant, convicted in his home country but who had escaped before he could serve a prison sentence for terrorist offences?

Or better to keep him in the Hilton Hotel while our Home Office officials shilly-shally about whether he should stay or go, giving him the ability to commit a heinous crime here?

I think Allira, that even more important than getting rid of nasty immigrants is preserving the integrity of our British justice.

Did you not realise that this possibility has been investigated, Caleo? ie renting prison spaces from other countries?

Allira Fri 19-Sept-25 16:44:04

Madgran77

*I think Allira, that even more important than getting rid of nasty immigrants is preserving the integrity of our British justice*

What would you see as preserving the integrity of our British Justice in this particular case Caleo? I mean the case of the bloke from Egypt who has been here for 17 months; his terrorist activities not identifued; able to wander freely and therefore able to rape someone in a park.

His terrorist activities were well documented and he had been found guilty and sentenced in an Egyptian court to 7 years in prison for them. He escaped, went to Sudan and Malaysia then Turkey where he was eventually given asylum and then had a wife and child.
He came here to the UK in the back of a lorry.

It shouldn't have been difficult for the HO to ask the Egyptian authorities for documented proof of his terrorist activities there.

Caleo Fri 19-Sept-25 17:27:07

I can't evaluate legal matters. What you say is doubtless correct but what do I know. I do think the Home Office could do better at public relations.

Caleo Fri 19-Sept-25 17:31:40

Allira, deporting illegally immigrant people to a country with bad human rights was a cynical travesty of justice.

Madgran77 Fri 19-Sept-25 17:56:51

Allira It shouldn't have been difficult for the HO to ask the Egyptian authorities for documented proof of his terrorist activities there

I already knew all the info you gave re his well documented terrorist activities thanks

I'm still not clear what you think would be preserving Britiah Justice should look like in this particular case. Are you saying that the HO asking Egyptian authorities for documented proof would have preserved British Justice?

Allira Fri 19-Sept-25 18:00:17

Madgran77

*Allira It shouldn't have been difficult for the HO to ask the Egyptian authorities for documented proof of his terrorist activities there*

I already knew all the info you gave re his well documented terrorist activities thanks

I'm still not clear what you think would be preserving Britiah Justice should look like in this particular case. Are you saying that the HO asking Egyptian authorities for documented proof would have preserved British Justice?

It wasn't me who said anything about preserving British justice.

Allira Fri 19-Sept-25 18:03:06

Madgran77

*Allira It shouldn't have been difficult for the HO to ask the Egyptian authorities for documented proof of his terrorist activities there*

I already knew all the info you gave re his well documented terrorist activities thanks

I'm still not clear what you think would be preserving Britiah Justice should look like in this particular case. Are you saying that the HO asking Egyptian authorities for documented proof would have preserved British Justice?

I already knew all the info you gave re his well documented terrorist activities thanks

You said: his terrorist activities not identifued

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Oreo Fri 19-Sept-25 18:05:45

Cumbrianmale56

The problem is if you criticise mass immigration or dare to attend a peaceful march about it, you are automatically classed as far Right, a fascist or a bigot. It's all very well these mostly middle class anti racist protestors waving their Refugees Welcome banners and shouting Nazi scum at people, but they mostly live well away from asylum hotels and areas where young migrant men have been a problem.
Interesting fact the Left might be surprised by, there were some black and Asian people on the march last week. It shows that they're sick of unlimited immigration as well,

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nodramahere Fri 19-Sept-25 18:09:40

Isn't it strange that the government say that they have deported 35k since they came to power? So how did they manage that ( and not just to France)
To deport so many without it seemingly going to human rights judges, then they just should carry on doing what they did. What's the problem?

fancythat Fri 19-Sept-25 18:15:55

Primrose53

Cumbrianmale56

The problem is if you criticise mass immigration or dare to attend a peaceful march about it, you are automatically classed as far Right, a fascist or a bigot. It's all very well these mostly middle class anti racist protestors waving their Refugees Welcome banners and shouting Nazi scum at people, but they mostly live well away from asylum hotels and areas where young migrant men have been a problem.
Interesting fact the Left might be surprised by, there were some black and Asian people on the march last week. It shows that they're sick of unlimited immigration as well,

Don’t let it worry you Cumbrianmale56 all the namecalling and same old tripe is absolutely meaningless. They know all their arguing is getting them nowhere, that’s why they do this. Trouble is they spit out the same old words that they mean nothing. They are scraping the barrel now.

I have said many times on here that people of all ethnicities object to the migrants coming here on boats when they have had to do it all legally. I watched a TV reporter in Leicester (probably the most multi cultural city in the UK) interviewing, Poles, Lithuanians, Congolese, Indians, West Indians and they all said it was unfair and we should stop letting them all in.

I think the argument is well and truly lost with the British public.

It is governments that are the problem.
Including lawyers.

petra Fri 19-Sept-25 18:17:37

nodramahere
The vast majority of those returnees are people who held a visa and over stayed.

fancythat Fri 19-Sept-25 18:17:45

Or should that be won?hmm
What I mean is soooo many people dont want illegal immigration[no, no one bother to argue that one again either].

Mollygo Fri 19-Sept-25 18:20:51

Ref to post on first page
Yes I can’t see that he has any strong ties. But I’m not sure it will be fought on that tbh. I think it is more likely to be fought on the risk of torture, which is widespread in Egypt.

So are we saying that he should be allowed to stay here and torture vulnerable women (or is rape not a form of torture because it’s carried out against a woman) because he might be tortured if he’s returned to Egypt?

Mollygo Fri 19-Sept-25 18:33:47

I’m not advocating torture, but deciding that one person has to be protected from it, whilst being allowed to do it to others is puzzling.

growstuff Fri 19-Sept-25 18:58:54

petra

nodramahere
The vast majority of those returnees are people who held a visa and over stayed.

Thanks for pointing that out. It should be relatively easy to find visa over-stayers, so I don't know why the systems haven't been put in place to find them.

growstuff Fri 19-Sept-25 19:04:28

Cumbrianmale56

The problem is if you criticise mass immigration or dare to attend a peaceful march about it, you are automatically classed as far Right, a fascist or a bigot. It's all very well these mostly middle class anti racist protestors waving their Refugees Welcome banners and shouting Nazi scum at people, but they mostly live well away from asylum hotels and areas where young migrant men have been a problem.
Interesting fact the Left might be surprised by, there were some black and Asian people on the march last week. It shows that they're sick of unlimited immigration as well,

Some nice stereotyping here! hmm

If people don't want to accept that the people who go on marches and wave St George flags are unintelligent, racist thugs, maybe they should also accept that not everybody who objects to anti-immigrant marches is a middle-class, muesli-munching vegan, woke "liberal" who has no idea what it's like living anywhere near immigrants.

Mollygo Fri 19-Sept-25 19:18:15

Cumbrianmale56

Some nice stereotyping here!

But Cm56 some GN threads always give excellent examples of stereotyping, though those doing it are unlikely to recognise/admit that’s what they are doing

growstuff Fri 19-Sept-25 19:35:19

Mollygo

Cumbrianmale56

Some nice stereotyping here!

But Cm56 some GN threads always give excellent examples of stereotyping, though those doing it are unlikely to recognise/admit that’s what they are doing

Hmmm ... how do you know that a poster does actually belong to a certain group? Why can't their own words be used without attaching them to some group?

Cumbrianmale56 Fri 19-Sept-25 19:36:17

growstuff

Cumbrianmale56

The problem is if you criticise mass immigration or dare to attend a peaceful march about it, you are automatically classed as far Right, a fascist or a bigot. It's all very well these mostly middle class anti racist protestors waving their Refugees Welcome banners and shouting Nazi scum at people, but they mostly live well away from asylum hotels and areas where young migrant men have been a problem.
Interesting fact the Left might be surprised by, there were some black and Asian people on the march last week. It shows that they're sick of unlimited immigration as well,

Some nice stereotyping here! hmm

If people don't want to accept that the people who go on marches and wave St George flags are unintelligent, racist thugs, maybe they should also accept that not everybody who objects to anti-immigrant marches is a middle-class, muesli-munching vegan, woke "liberal" who has no idea what it's like living anywhere near immigrants.

There could be middle class people on the anti immigration marches, same as some of the pro immigrant counter protests contain working class people, but it does seem left wing protestors these days are mainly middle class. I saw one on the anti Trump march with a Socialist Worker banner who sounded like he went to Eton.

Galaxy Fri 19-Sept-25 20:07:42

There has just been some interesting analysis of labour party support by school type ( public and private) just recently, support was higher in those who had private schooling which is fairly surprising on many levels.

Mollygo Fri 19-Sept-25 20:48:33

Hmmm ... how do you know that a poster does actually belong to a certain group? Why can't their own words be used without attaching them to some group?

Who knows they’re not?
Any more than who knows that all those attending the Unite the kingdom march were either far right or supported TR and what he stands for though that’s a frequent claim on any given thread even if it’s by a lot of individuals.
Or that all those who are concerned about the impact of increasing numbers of arrivals are frequently accused of racism.

Maybe because terms all those who . . . referring to others, occur so frequently. 😁

fancythat Fri 19-Sept-25 20:52:14

Galaxy

There has just been some interesting analysis of labour party support by school type ( public and private) just recently, support was higher in those who had private schooling which is fairly surprising on many levels.

I think that may have been going on for some time.
There was a link I think, posted on GN about a year ago, saying something similar.
I am not sure for how long before that.

The whole classs thing of old, has been turned upside down and inside out for a while.
Most people do not realise.

Classes as such dont exist any more.
Far from it.

Madgran77 Sat 20-Sept-25 06:35:56

Allira You said: his terrorist activities not identified

Yes I did - I meant that they appear not to have been identified as nothing was done. Like you, I'm aware it wouldn't be difficult for the HO to get the facts. Sorry I wasn't very clear.

And apologies as I misread your post quotes as being your comment. I now realise Caleo mentioned "preservation of British Justice", not you.

Madgran77 Sat 20-Sept-25 06:42:10

Caleo I think Allira, that even more important than getting rid of nasty immigrants is preserving the integrity of our British justice.

Caleo are you saying that this man convicted in Egypt, should not be
deported to Egypt to serve his sentence and that that would preserve British Justice? If so what do you think is an appropriate alternative for him?