“Mitting J has ruled that in the light of the recent Strasbourg ruling that the appellant could not be returned to Jordan, his detention could not continue. Under the so-called ‘Hardial Singh’ principles, the Secretary of State must intend to deport the person and can only use the power to detain for that purpose, and the deportee may only be detained for a period that is reasonable in all the circumstances.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
