Nigerian woman commences bid to prevent deportation

A Nigerian woman who claims her two young daughters are at risk of serious harm due to female genital mutilation (FGM) if the family is deported has commenced her latest legal challenge in a bid to prevent her and her family being returned to Nigeria.

Today at the High Court Ms Pamela Izevbekhai and her daughters, Naomi (aged seven) and Jemima (aged 6), commenced judicial review proceedings over the Minister for Justice, Equity and Law Reform's refusal to consider her claim for "subsidiary protection" here.