38-yr battle to stay in UK

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38-yr battle to stay in UK

Thirty-eight years after struggling to secure his immigration status in the United Kingdom (UK), the British Home Office has granted Jamaican Dennis Henry leave to remain in the country. However, he will have to wait 10 additional years – renewing...

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