An Afghan migrant convicted of rape in Austria was granted asylum in Britain after a series of errors from the Home Office.
Omar Ali Noori, 31, was arrested in Linz in 2018 over allegations he raped a woman.
After being released on bail, he fled the country and arrived in Britain the following year.
Despite his criminal history, the Home Office granted Noori indefinite leave to remain in 2023.
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His 23-year-old wife later joined him in Britain, court documents show.
Records also revealed that Noori used four different identities and provided five separate dates of birth on official documents.
During extradition proceedings, Judge Neeta Minhas described him as a "fugitive".
“Noori was directly asked if he had committed or been accused of an offence in any country or whether he had been detained in any country.
Omar Ali Noori, 31, was arrested in Linz in 2018 over allegations he raped a woman
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“His response to both questions was in the negative. This was clearly not accurate.
“I find that Noori is a fugitive.”
Ms Minhas ordered that the 31-year-old be extradited to Austria to serve his prison sentence.
The Afghan national, who is currently being held at Wandsworth Prison, is set to launch an appeal against the ruling.
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The Afghan national is currently being held at Wandsworth Prison
| PAA spokeswoman for the Home Office said: “This individual’s extradition proceedings are ongoing.
“We review individuals’ immigration status should new information come to light that it was obtained through fraud, false representation, or concealment of a material fact.
“We will not allow foreign criminals and illegal migrants to exploit our laws.
“We are reforming human rights laws and replacing the broken appeals system so we can scale up deportations.”
Omar Ali Noori, 31, was granted indefinite leave to remain by the Home Office in 2023
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It comes just days after Afghan asylum seeker Ahmad Mulakhil was been found guilty at Warwick Crown Court of abducting, raping and taking indecent video of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton.
The 23-year-old targeted the girl last July and initially denied two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault, abducting a child and taking indecent photographs of a child.
Since October 2021, more than 35,000 Afghan nationals have claimed asylum in Britain.
In addition to this figure, over 37,000 have been granted permission to stay in the country through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) or the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).
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