Image: PA Wire/PA Images Image: PA Wire/PA Images LAST WEEKEND’S STORMONT deal aimed to provide a lot of solutions for the people of Northern Ireland – including for the case of Derry woman Emma DeSouza.
But on 14 October, an immigration tribunal upheld an appeal brought by the Home Office, and argued in its decision that “a person’s nationality cannot depend in law on an undisclosed state of mind”. But the Home Office refused Jake’s application, arguing that because DeSouza was legally recognised as being British, her husband couldn’t apply for the EEA card.
…the birthright of all the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both, as they may so choose, and accordingly confirm that their right to hold both British and Irish citizenship is accepted by both Governments and would not be affected by any future change in the status of Northern Ireland. As Emma DeSouza outlined to TheJournal.ie:
The proposal says that the change would mean that “eligible family members of the people of Northern Ireland will be able to apply for UK immigration status on broadly the same terms as the family members of Irish citizens in the UK”. So is the case solved? No, according to DeSouza – immigration is just one aspect, and has led to the core problem: that the Good Friday Agreement doesn’t, in the eyes of the UK’s laws, recognise the right of citizens in the North to self-identify as Irish.
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EmmandJDeSouza 💔💔 I found this a few days ago, not sure what it will come to, but thought you may be interested. There is a link to sign up to be heard within the text ... May offer hope.
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