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UK tribunal blocks deportation of Kosovan woman with 29 offences
A UK tribunal has ruled that Barbara Osmanovic can remain in Britain instead of being deported to Kosovo.
Osmanovic, 40, came to the UK as a child in 2000 and has been convicted 13 times for 29 offences.
The Home Office sought to deport her in 2023 after she was jailed for theft, fraud, attempted burglary and possessing a knife.
Her crimes included stealing a purse and using a disabled woman's bank card to spend £1,640.
The tribunal found deportation would be unduly harsh under human rights law, citing her integration in the UK and the hardships she could face in Kosovo.
It said she does not speak Albanian, lacks a support network there and could struggle to get documents needed for healthcare.
The Home Office appealed the earlier ruling, but its appeal was rejected.
A UK immigration tribunal blocked the deportation of Barbara Osmanovic, a Kosovan woman convicted of 29 offences.
The tribunal ruled that deporting her would be unduly harsh because she was socially and culturally integrated in the UK and would face difficulties in Kosovo.
Osmanovic, 40, has been convicted 13 times and was jailed in 2023 for theft, fraud, attempted burglary and possessing a knife.
She arrived in the UK as a child in 2000 and was granted leave to remain in 2006.
The Home Office’s appeal against the decision to let her remain was rejected.
- Who
- Barbara Osmanovic, a 40-year-old woman from Kosovo, and the UK Home Office.
- What
- An immigration tribunal blocked Osmanovic’s deportation and allowed her to remain in the UK on human rights grounds.
- When
- The article was published on 29 October 2026. The tribunal decision date is not stated.
- Where
- The UK and Kosovo.
- Why
- The tribunal found that deportation would be unduly harsh because Osmanovic was socially and culturally integrated in the UK and would face difficulties in Kosovo.
UK Home Office
Barbara Osmanovic
Deportation
UK Home Office
The Home Office sought to deport her because of her persistent offending.
Barbara Osmanovic
The tribunal ruled that deporting her would be unduly harsh.
Osmanovic arrived in the UK as a child with her family.
She was granted leave to remain in the UK.
She was jailed for two and a half years in Manchester for theft, fraud, attempted burglary and possession of a knife.
The Home Office tried to deport her, but an immigration tribunal ruled she should remain in the UK.
- Convictions
- 13 convictions for 29 separate offences
- Age
- 40
- Arrival in UK
- 2000, as a child
- Leave to remain
- Granted in 2006
- Prison sentence
- Two and a half years, imposed in April 2023
What people are saying
socially and culturally integrated into the UK
face significant difficulties obtaining the documentation necessary to reside lawfully and access healthcare
sorry history of offending
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