Sunday 27 November 2022 01:53 PM Albanian drug offender who has twice been deported from Britain fails in THIRD ... trends now

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An Albanian drug offender twice deported from the UK is vying for a third time for the right to remain - arguing he has a child in the country and a right to family life.

30-year-old Blerim Ismalaj was first ejected from the UK in January 2013 after spending 16 months in a Young Offenders Institute.

Since then, he has returned twice to the UK - and during his last stay in 2019, he had a child with his British partner, The Telegraph reports. 

Ismalaj used his circumstances to argue his case under the Human Rights Act, insisting his three-year-old's life would be negatively impacted if he were forced to leave the UK again.

But a senior immigration judge has now upheld the decision to deport him. 

Judge Gaenor Bruce, of the Upper Tribunal, convened at Manchester Civil Justice Centre, stated: 'This appeal is entirely misconceived. It was not unduly harsh for any of the appellant's children that he be deported.

'there were obviously very weighty factors going the other way, which quite legitimately included the fact that the appellant has shown a blatant disregard for immigration control.'