Judges rule that Romanian criminal cannot be deported under EU law

A Romanian national who carried out a string of serious criminal offences can't be deported because he is protected by EU law.

Denis Viscu, 20, arrived in the UK in 2007 with his family and between July 2014 and March 2017 received 14 convictions for 20 offences including robbery and knife possession.

But when the Home Office tried to deport him they were blocked by judges who held that under EU law he had rights to enhanced protection under the EU Citizens' Directive as he had lived in the UK for five years.

During his legal fight to stay in the UK Viscu was further convicted of four more offences, including possession of a knife in a public place, burglary and possession of a Class A drug and was sentenced to a total of 4 ½ years detention in a young offenders institution.

In September 2017, the Home Office tried to deport Viscu because he was a 'persistent offender'.


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/07/judges-rule-romanian-criminal-cannot-deported-eu-law/

And this is why we need to get the fuck out of the EU

A member state can only expel an EU resident where they have strong grounds to believe their presence poses a risk to the public.

I would have thought he does pose a risk to the public, given the nature of his crimes.

Green from me Didge !

I thought Romanians were only allowed free movement to uk on 1st Jan 2014...?