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| Deportation for island 'Asbo' man | Deportation for island 'Asbo' man |
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| A man who spent most of his life living on Anglesey has been deported to the Philippines for breaching an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo). | |
| John Garcia, 20, has not returned to the country since he was four, does not speak the language, and has no close family or friends there. | John Garcia, 20, has not returned to the country since he was four, does not speak the language, and has no close family or friends there. |
| It emerged he had never applied to become a British citizen while he was in youth custody for breaking an Asbo. | It emerged he had never applied to become a British citizen while he was in youth custody for breaking an Asbo. |
| The Home Office does not comment on individual cases. | The Home Office does not comment on individual cases. |
| On Monday Mr Garcia was escorted on to a flight to Bahrain on the first part of his journey. | |
| He said he was looking forward to being a free man after being locked in immigration centres for 11 months, and before that in a young offenders' institution. | |
| However after arriving in the Philippines he said he intended to seek advice about whether he could bring a case against the government for infringing his human rights. | |
| Speaking from the Colnbrook detention centre near Heathrow before being deported, Mr Garcia said he had already twice appealed unsuccessfully against the decision. | |
| For whatever reason, he's just kept on offending and a lot of people will say it is about time something was done Cllr Hefin Thomas | |
| "They said I would be able to adjust to life over there and that it was for the public good," he said. | "They said I would be able to adjust to life over there and that it was for the public good," he said. |
| "I am a medium risk of harm to the public, apparently, and have a high risk of re-offending." | "I am a medium risk of harm to the public, apparently, and have a high risk of re-offending." |
| Mr Garcia, known to his friends in the Pentraeth area of Anglesey as 'JR', first came to the UK when his mother, Rosanna Glover, married a Welshman and settled there. | Mr Garcia, known to his friends in the Pentraeth area of Anglesey as 'JR', first came to the UK when his mother, Rosanna Glover, married a Welshman and settled there. |
| He admits to a string of convictions, mostly involving low-level anti-social crime. | He admits to a string of convictions, mostly involving low-level anti-social crime. |
| It was while he was serving a term of youth custody for breaching an Asbo that he was told of the deportation | It was while he was serving a term of youth custody for breaching an Asbo that he was told of the deportation |
| As he approached the end of his sentence last February, he was handed over to immigration officials and has been held ever since. | As he approached the end of his sentence last February, he was handed over to immigration officials and has been held ever since. |
| "So, they don't want to release me to the streets because I'm a foreigner, I was born in the Philippines," he added. | "So, they don't want to release me to the streets because I'm a foreigner, I was born in the Philippines," he added. |
| Extreme | Extreme |
| Keith Best, the chief executive of the Immigration Advisory Service, and a former Anglesey MP, said the decision seemed unjust. | Keith Best, the chief executive of the Immigration Advisory Service, and a former Anglesey MP, said the decision seemed unjust. |
| He said he believed the case fell outside the current legislation to deport foreign nationals who have been jailed for a year or more. | He said he believed the case fell outside the current legislation to deport foreign nationals who have been jailed for a year or more. |
| "It seems extreme to me that he is being deported," said Mr Best. | "It seems extreme to me that he is being deported," said Mr Best. |
| "The fact is he has never lived in the Philippines, not since the age of four." | "The fact is he has never lived in the Philippines, not since the age of four." |
| A spokeswoman for the Border and Immigration Agency said they did not comment on individual cases, but added: "Foreign nationals are expected to obey the laws of this country in the same way as everybody else. | A spokeswoman for the Border and Immigration Agency said they did not comment on individual cases, but added: "Foreign nationals are expected to obey the laws of this country in the same way as everybody else. |
| "If they do not, they can expect to face prosecution and removal from Britain." | "If they do not, they can expect to face prosecution and removal from Britain." |
| Mixed reaction | Mixed reaction |
| There has been limited support for Mr Garcia in Pentraeth. | There has been limited support for Mr Garcia in Pentraeth. |
| Anglesey Councillor Hefin Thomas said. "For whatever reason, he's just kept on offending and a lot of people will say it is about time something was done." | Anglesey Councillor Hefin Thomas said. "For whatever reason, he's just kept on offending and a lot of people will say it is about time something was done." |
| But he said he did not know if deporting the 20-year-old was right. | But he said he did not know if deporting the 20-year-old was right. |
| "I think it will be a sad day for his family," he added. | "I think it will be a sad day for his family," he added. |
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