Sick Palestinian gran wins permission to come to Britain for medical treatment sparking immigration controls fears
RULING FEARS Sick Palestinian gran wins permission to come to Britain for medical treatment sparking immigration controls fears
A SICK Palestinian gran has won permission to come to Britain for medical treatment — despite fears it could undermine immigration controls.
The 67-yar-old has a daughter, 50, living in Britain.
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Upper Tribunal Judge Rebecca Owens allowed her appeal for a visitor visa
She argued successfully at an immigration tribunal last month they had a right to family life under a European Human Rights rule.
But in court documents seen by The Sun on Sunday, the Home Office warned it could also lead to a 'proliferation' of similar applications.
The woman, who suffers from spinal stenosis, is financially supported by her daughter.
She lives in war-torn Gaza City and was deemed vulnerable by the tribunal as she suffers from PTSD and depression.
The treatment is expected to cost about £20,000 at a private hospital in Windsor, Berks, and the woman will return to Gaza after it is completed.
Upper Tribunal Judge Rebecca Owens allowed her appeal for a visitor visa.
POLICE yesterday held 42 people at a Central London protest against Palestine Action being designated a proscribed terror group.
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