A Black British boy was on the verge of being deported after London police detained him and misidentified him as an illegal immigrant. The mother wonders how the authorities could create a name, nationality, and story surrounding the teen despite him being nonverbal and having no identification to dictate that information.
The Guardian newspaper reports that on Thursday, April 7, the 17-year-old boy, whose name is withheld from the public, went missing from a Kent hospital. He was admitted to the medical facility under the Mental Health Act because he was suffering from a mental health crisis.
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On Saturday, April 9, the young man was accused of fare evasion and arrested by the British Transport Police (BTP) at Euston. The officers took him to the Immigration Enforcement near Gatwick despite the teen being a British national.
Over the two days, the hospital notified the teen’s family, local police, and BTP about his disappearance from its campus, listing him as a missing person with the necessary agencies.
The police nurses from the Home Office assessed the boy and arrived at the conclusion he had no physical or mental health issues.
When authorities realized the detained was the missing child they returned him to the hospital but sent him with Home Office documents that incorrectly stated vital details about his identity, including giving him the wrong name, date of birth, and nationality. The paperwork listed him as Nigerian.
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