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Constitutional and administrative law [2026] HKCFI 1809

SHAHI BISHAL v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

The Court refused an out-of-time leave application for judicial review in a non-refoulement case, finding the two-year delay grossly inordinate and unjustified.

  • Non-refoulement
  • Unified screening mechanism
  • Delay and extension of time
  • Leave to apply for judicial review
  • Legal aid stay
  • Admissibility of fresh evidence
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Immigration [2026] HKCFI 1865

TAMANG JYOTI v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

The Court of First Instance dismissed a habeas corpus application challenging immigration detention, holding the detention remained lawful despite its length.

  • Detention pending deportation
  • Reasonableness of detention
  • Non-refoulement
  • Travel documents and repatriation
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Cooperation by detainee
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Immigration law [2026] HKCFI 1691

AAMAR ALI v. IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

The High Court dismissed a habeas corpus challenge to 187 days of immigration detention, holding the detention remained lawful and reasonable because delay was self-induced by non-cooperation.

  • Detention
  • Deportation
  • Removal orders
  • Non-refoulement
  • Reasonableness of detention
  • Reentry formalities
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Immigration law [2026] HKCFI 1118

BEYDOU MAGAGI SEYBOU v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND ANOTHER

The Court of First Instance dismissed a second habeas corpus application by an immigration detainee, holding that continued detention remained lawful and was not rendered unreasonable by family-custody plans or medical issues.

  • Deportation
  • Immigration detention
  • Non-refoulement
  • Habeas corpus
  • Judicial review
  • Custody proceedings
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Immigration law [2026] HKCFI 808

ALI QASIM v. IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

The court dismissed a habeas corpus application, holding that immigration detention remained lawful where removal efforts were active and the applicant’s own non-cooperation prolonged detention.

  • Detention
  • Deportation
  • Non-refoulement
  • Habeas corpus
  • Removal orders
  • Habeas-corpus
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Constitutional law [2025] HKCFI 6179

NAVARRO RHEA JOY PANIERGO v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Leave for judicial review of a non-refoulement decision was dismissed because the grounds were vague, the risk assessment was for the decision-makers, and no arguable error was shown.

  • Non-refoulement
  • Torture risk
  • Hkbor article 2 (right to life)
  • Hkbor article 3 (torture/cruel treatment)
  • Internal relocation
  • Procedural fairness
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Immigration law [2025] HKCFI 6259

PRAWIT YUSUK v. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY

The Court of First Instance dismissed a habeas corpus challenge to immigration detention, holding the 211-day detention remained lawful and reasonable.

  • Detention
  • Deportation
  • Non-refoulement
  • Habeas corpus
  • Removal procedures
  • Reasonableness of detention
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