Lawyers aim to halt deportation of autistic boy

LAWYERS representing a six-year-old autistic boy are hoping that Michael McDowell’s successor will adopt a more humanitarian approach by stopping his deportation to Nigeria.

Great Agbonlahor, along with his twin sister Melissa and mother Grace all face deportation. A High Court judge recently decided that a ministerial refusal to revoke the deportation orders was not a violation of theirhuman rights.

However, solicitor Kevin Brophy, acting for the family, said new evidence would be presented to the minister’s successor which could sway the case.