Published : 29-06-2017
The family of the Palestinian refugee from Syria Youssef Jihad Hassan, aged 23, appealed to the British authorities to backtrack on a decision to deport their son to Italy.
According to the Independent newspaper, Youssef’s father, Jihad, said if the Interior Ministry withholds his son he will throw himself “in front of the same car that will carry his son.”
Youssef left Damascus when he was 15-years-old, fleeing forced military conscription. He was separated from his brothers in the raging warfare. He reached Britain onboard a truck from Calais in 2014. He then reunited with his family in Middlesbrough, where all the family members, except for Youssef, have been granted refugee status. The Interior Ministry ruled that he be banned to Italy, following two years of ceaseless appeals.
Youssef’s friends launched a petition urging the British authorities to cancel the deportation decision. The petition has been signed by over 1,500 persons so far.
The family of the Palestinian refugee from Syria Youssef Jihad Hassan, aged 23, appealed to the British authorities to backtrack on a decision to deport their son to Italy.
According to the Independent newspaper, Youssef’s father, Jihad, said if the Interior Ministry withholds his son he will throw himself “in front of the same car that will carry his son.”
Youssef left Damascus when he was 15-years-old, fleeing forced military conscription. He was separated from his brothers in the raging warfare. He reached Britain onboard a truck from Calais in 2014. He then reunited with his family in Middlesbrough, where all the family members, except for Youssef, have been granted refugee status. The Interior Ministry ruled that he be banned to Italy, following two years of ceaseless appeals.
Youssef’s friends launched a petition urging the British authorities to cancel the deportation decision. The petition has been signed by over 1,500 persons so far.
