Monday 8 June 2009

Further update on deportation of Iranian Christian

We've just spent the morning working on the deportation case, and not making much deadway with our elected leaders. After calling 020 7035 4848, the HO switchboard, we were told to call 0870 606 7766. This # is for UK Borders Agency, and does not do more than give you the webstite address. No human answers or even puts you on hold. We called back the first #, and pressed 5 for 'other', and ended up talking to a young man named Alex who told me I was through to the Police Line and gave me the 0870 # again.
We then called the Parliament switchboard at 020 7219 3000 and asked for Phil Woolas, the immigration minister. We were asked if we would like his constituency number, but insisted we get his Parliament line. It then went dead. Will top up my phone and continue, but maybe these guys are working on their duck houses and cannot be bovvered?
In the meantime we susses out what airline DB 931 is - BMI. Will work on getting their # and informing them that they ought not to take this person on their flight as he is in danger of his life on return to Iran.

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