- Massah was born in the UK in April last year to Jordanian parents.
A UK-born girl faces deportation after her parents took her abroad before her status was confirmed, meaning she re-entered the country as a tourist.
Massah, who is 13 months old, was born in the Midlands in April last year to parents originally from Jordan.
His father arrived in the UK in 2021 to study for a PhD and his mother joined him as a dependent.
However, when the family traveled abroad together for the first time in January, Massah’s status had not yet been confirmed and he therefore technically re-entered the country as tourists.
Now Massah’s parents have received a letter from the Home Office telling them that their daughter “must immediately leave the UK”. News from heaven has reported.
Massah (pictured), who is 13 months old, was born in the Midlands in April last year to parents originally from Jordan.
The couple have also been told they will have to reapply for their visa from Jordan and that the need to “maintain the integrity of immigration laws outweighs the possible effect on you and your children.”
The threat of deportation comes despite the couple attempting to apply for a dependent child visa for Massah from the UK.
Massah’s father, Mohammad, said he has had sleepless nights over his daughter’s visa situation and has tried to contact his MP but there has been no progress so far.
The couple are worried about returning to Jordan due to the current instability in the Middle East and fear that Massah could still be denied a visa.
Mohammad told Sky News: “I can’t imagine how I can tell the story in the future that the country you were born in asked you to leave when you were one year old.”
‘I’m trying to fix everything. I need not regard a one-year-old as a stray here.’
A Home Office spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘All visa applications are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with the Immigration Rules.
“We are working closely with the parents of this child to ensure they receive the support and direction they need regarding the application.”
The couple have been told they will have to reapply for their visa from Jordan and that the need to “maintain the integrity of immigration laws outweighs the possible effect on you and your children.”
The threat of deportation comes as the government pledged to reduce legal and illegal immigration to the UK.
Figures released on Thursday showed that overall net migration has fallen slightly.
Net migration – the number of people moving to Britain minus those leaving – fell from a record 764,000 in 2022 to 685,000, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed.
Experts said this was due to the arrival of fewer foreign students and greater emigration of people, but noted that immigration remains “unusually high” and above pre-Covid levels.
Further falls are expected this year after ministers restricted the number of family members migrants can bring to live with them.
However, Rishi Sunak has said the first flights to Rwanda will not take place until after the July 4 general election.