High court judge criticises 'appallingly protracted' 18-month delay in deportation case

The mother was initially refused EU Treaty rights here as a family member of her brother, a UK and EU citizen

Mr Justice Max Barrett said such a delay in the deportation case is "no way to treat people". Picture: iStock

The State's "appallingly protracted" 18-month delay in deciding whether to deport a widowed Pakistani woman and her daughter who came here in 2014 is "no way to treat people", a High Court judge has said.

Mr Justice Max Barrett made the remark in a judgment refusing the Minister for Justice leave to appeal the judge's earlier decision overturning the deportation order.