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| Deportation plan to be reviewed | Deportation plan to be reviewed |
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| A University of Nottingham employee who was facing deportation this weekend is to have his case reviewed, the BBC has learnt. | A University of Nottingham employee who was facing deportation this weekend is to have his case reviewed, the BBC has learnt. |
| Algerian Hicham Yezza, 30, and Rizwaan Sabir, 22, were arrested on suspicion of possessing extremist material and detained under the Terrorism Act. | Algerian Hicham Yezza, 30, and Rizwaan Sabir, 22, were arrested on suspicion of possessing extremist material and detained under the Terrorism Act. |
| Both men were later released without charge. Mr Yezza was then rearrested on suspicion of an immigration offence. | Both men were later released without charge. Mr Yezza was then rearrested on suspicion of an immigration offence. |
| Mr Yezza is currently being held at an immigration detention centre. | Mr Yezza is currently being held at an immigration detention centre. |
| 'Huge campaign' | 'Huge campaign' |
| His solicitor David Smith said an application had been issued to the High Court in London "seeking a judicial review of the decisions of the Home Office in this matter". | His solicitor David Smith said an application had been issued to the High Court in London "seeking a judicial review of the decisions of the Home Office in this matter". |
| "We hope and trust that the Home Office will now release Mr Yezza and reconsider his case properly and in accordance with the law. | "We hope and trust that the Home Office will now release Mr Yezza and reconsider his case properly and in accordance with the law. |
| "We will proceed vigorously with the High Court action unless they agree to do so." | "We will proceed vigorously with the High Court action unless they agree to do so." |
| The men were arrested at the university during an operation in conjunction with the Midlands Counter-Terrorism Unit on 14 May and released on 20 May. | |
| Mr Yezza was cleared of any involvement in terrorist activity after police found he had been passed an al Qaida training manual by postgraduate student Rizwaan Sabir to print. | |
| It's extremely upsetting Hicham Yezza | |
| Speaking to the BBC by mobile phone from the Colnbrook immigration detention centre near Heathrow, Mr Yezza said he was disappointed at his initial arrest under the Terrorism Act. | |
| "Anyone who knows me, knows what I've done for Nottingham, for the university and the community would have taken less than six minutes to tell that I have nothing to do with terrorism. | |
| "[I] have never had anything to do with terrorism and more than that I've been a big, big campaigner against terrorism and against extremists during my time at university. It's extremely upsetting. | |
| "A country as great and fantastic as Britain cannot afford to have this kind of climate and threat loom over its academic institutions," he said. | |
| On Wednesday, staff and students at the University of Nottingham held a protest over the planned deportation which was originally scheduled to take place on Sunday. | On Wednesday, staff and students at the University of Nottingham held a protest over the planned deportation which was originally scheduled to take place on Sunday. |
| One of his supporters, Moussab Younis, said: "The huge campaign that's built up to support him [Hicham Yezza] is really a testament to how popular he is and what an impact he's had in Nottingham in the 13 years he has been here. | One of his supporters, Moussab Younis, said: "The huge campaign that's built up to support him [Hicham Yezza] is really a testament to how popular he is and what an impact he's had in Nottingham in the 13 years he has been here. |
| "We've had so many people and so many high profile figures and professors and campaigners supporting his case. | "We've had so many people and so many high profile figures and professors and campaigners supporting his case. |
| "I think the Home Office must have felt under pressure." | "I think the Home Office must have felt under pressure." |
| The Home Office has said it does not comment on individual cases. | The Home Office has said it does not comment on individual cases. |