Hadush Kebatu was wrongly freed from England's Chelmsford prison instead of being taken to an immigration detention centre. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PA WireHadush Kebatu has arrived in Ethiopia after being deported from the UK with no right to return, the British Home Office has confirmed. The Ethiopian national was wrongly freed from Chelmsford prison on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre. I would like to thank the police for rapidly bringing Mr Kebatu into custody and the public for their vigilance. “I have pulled every lever to deport Mr Kebatu and remove him off British soil.

Source: The Irish Times October 29, 2025 16:16 UTC