AL (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
Thursday 5 February 2026
The Appellant appeals the determination of the Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber, promulgated on 17 October dismissing appeal from claims for asylum and on Articles 3 and 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) grounds.
The appellant, a national of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, entered the United Kingdom as a visitor in February 2020 with leave until 31 July 2020 and claimed asylum on 29 April 2020, which the Secretary of State for the Home Department refused. While the appeal before the First‑tier Tribunal was pending, new matters relating to changes in medical and family circumstances were raised.
The First‑tier Tribunal dismissed the appeal on all grounds, but permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal was granted on the basis that the First‑tier Tribunal may have erred in assessing “intense suffering” under Article 3 ECHR.
The Upper Tribunal ultimately dismissed the appeal.
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