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Human Trafficking Survivor Facing Deportation Challenges Decision In Court
Uhunoma Osayomore, an asylum seeker who fled human trafficking and violence in Nigeria and is now facing deportation from Iceland, will have his case heard in Reykjavík District Court, Vísir reports. As reported, Uhunoma left home in Nigeria when he was only…
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#SmiteTheWorld Daily: Heimir’s Future, Opta Slam Our Chances, God On Our Side, & More
While Aron was banging the drum outside Croatia’s team hotel so they couldn’t nod off last night, the whole Icelandic nation was struggling to sleep for other reasons. Today is D-Dayfor Iceland’s World Cup campaign, and as tough as our boys’ path…
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Can Iceland Qualify From Group D? Here’s What Has To Happen To Make It So
Iceland certainly never do things the easy way. After a memorable draw against Argentina in their first ever World Cup game, we seemed tired and struggled to click against an energised Nigeria, losing 2-0 in the fly-ridden heat of the Volgograd Stadium.…
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Decent-To-Good Weather For Watching Nigeria v. Iceland Outdoors
The weather today will be pretty good in Iceland’s capital area, and downright Bahamian for the rest of the country, providing perfect conditions for watching the Nigeria-Iceland game outdoors. The forecast for 15:00 today, when Nigeria plays against Iceland, shows that the…
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Parliamentary Ombudsman To Examine Eze’s Case
The Parliamentary Ombudsman has asked for further documentation regarding the deportation of Nigerian asylum seeker Eze Okafor. MBL reports that what has drawn the Ombudsman’s attention in particular is the fact that Eze had filed a request to remain in Iceland while…
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Pregnant, With Two Kids, And Facing Deportation
A Nigerian asylum seeker, who is 12 weeks pregnant and has two small boys, is facing deportation to a country she left at the age of six. The Grapevine met with Regina Osarumaese, a Nigerian woman who left her home country when…
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Eze Still Struggling In Sweden, Still Faces Deportation
Nigerian asylum seeker Eze Okafor, who is on the run from Boko Haram, is still struggling to hold on in Sweden with very little support. Meanwhile in Iceland, the Directorate of Immigration (UTL) has asked Eze for more documentation. Friends of Eze…
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Nigerian Asylum Seeker Can Finally Stay In Iceland
After over four years of uncertainty and discussions, an asylum seeker from Nigeria can stay in Iceland. RÚV reports that his lawyers announced yesterday that he finally got a residence permit. Originally from Nigeria, he sought asylum in Iceland four years ago…
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Petition To Bring Eze Back To Iceland Gathering Signatures
A petition imploring the Minister of the Interior to bring Nigerian asylum seeker Eze Okafor back to Iceland is steadily gathering signatures. At the time of this writing, the petition has just over 1,200 signatures. As Minister of the Interior Ólöf Nordal…
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Deported After 4 Years In Iceland, Faces Certain Persecution
A Nigerian asylum seeker who faces certain persecution in his home country for his sexual orientation is to be deported from Iceland. RÚV reports that a Nigerian man who sought asylum in Iceland four years ago, received notice yesterday that he is…
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Did We Just Detain A Man For Carrying HIV? —Debates On Monday #24
“Man under arrest, suspected of infecting women with HIV” ran Vísir’s first headline on this story, early Thursday. “Suspected of infecting women with HIV” headlined RÚV a little later. “A foreign male is suspected …” their item began. Vísir’s second headline, published…
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Asylum Seeker Granted Residence, Reunited With Wife
Nigerian asylum seeker, Samuel Eboigbe Unuko, was reunited with his Icelandic wife last Friday after finally being granted residence in Iceland, reports DV. This marks the end of a long struggle to obtain a residence permit. In March 2012 The Directorate of Immigration refused…
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Nigerian Asylum Seeker Denied Residence Permit
Nigerian asylum seeker Samuel Eboigbe Unuko has been denied a residence permit despite the fact that he is married to an Icelandic citizen, reports DV. The Directorate of Immigration delivered their verdict last week stating that the application did not meet the basic requirements…