Safi (Respondent) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant)
Tuesday 10 February 2026
This appeal arises from a deportation decision concerning Safi, an Afghan national who arrived in the UK as an unaccompanied minor aged 13 and was granted discretionary leave as a child.
Following a history of criminal convictions the Secretary of State made deportation decisions in 2015 and 2017 and refused Safi’s protection and human rights claims in April 2019.
Safi relied on risks on return to Afghanistan, including Taliban risk linked to his father’s service in the Afghan army, vulnerability, trafficking, westernisation, and risk of destitution.
The First-tier Tribunal allowed his appeal on finding a real risk of unlawful killing and inhuman or degrading treatment.
The Upper Tribunal dismissed the SSHD’s appeal, finding no material error of law.
The Secretary of State now appeals to the Court of Appeal.