British man with dementia told to leave Sweden after losing migration case
Exclusive: Horace Mason, 74, who has lived in Sweden for 25 years, faces being deported after court ruling A 74-year-old British man who has been living in Sweden for 25 years who needs round-the-clock care for dementia has been given 10 days to leave the country after he lost a post-Brexit migration court case. The deportation order comes after a Swedish court ruling in July that the…
Horace Mason, a 74-year-old British man living in Sweden for 25 years, faces deportation after losing a recent migration court case. The decision, made by a Swedish court in July, prioritized the government's immigration goals over Mason's need for round-the-clock care due to advanced dementia. The court stated that the state's interest in regulated immigration outweighed Mason's interest in continuing to reside in Sweden.
Mason's son, Carl, learned of the ruling on Friday, who expressed his distress at the news. The British embassy informed the family that Mason had until August 20 to leave the country. Carl, who is exploring legal options, is trying to gather support for his father through a GoFundMe page. The case echoes another recent incident where a 78-year-old widow, Joyce Thomas, also facing deportation due to late Brexit paperwork, was revealed to be living in Sweden for 21 years.
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