[2024] UKUT 00323 (IAC)

This decision considers the applicability of the principles outlined in Essa (revocation of protection status appeals) [2018] UKUT 224 (IAC) post-EU exit.

The appellant is a national of Eritrea who was recognised as a refugee by the United Kingdom. He was granted leave to remain as a refugee in 2007. He was granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (‘ILR’) in 2012. The appellant appealed the respondent’s decision dated 3 November 2021 to ‘revoke’ leave to remain as a refugee in the context of deportation proceedings. The appeal was brought under section 82(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (‘NIAA 2002’) on the ground that revocation of protecton status breaches the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Refugee Convention (section 84(3)(a)). First-Tier Tribunal Judge Cameron (‘the judge’) dismissed the appeal in a decision sent on 19 December 2022. The appellant was granted permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal. This decision considers whether the First-tier Tribunal decision involved the making of an error on a point of law.