Iraqi Islamic State member released on bail in Windsor amid deportation bid

Mohammed Yaseen, an Iraqi man convicted in Germany of Islamic State membership, was released from a British prison and placed in a bail hostel in Windsor. He is seeking permission to remain in the UK, while the Home Office is trying to deport him; concerns that he could be mistreated in Iraq have complicated his removal.

A court heard that Yaseen had served as security for executions and was involved in terrorism, and a UK prosecutor described his extremist involvement as lengthy. He served six months of a two-year sentence for entering Britain illegally after crossing the Channel, and is subject to an ankle tag and a night-time curfew. Legal experts cited in the article estimate his asylum case could cost taxpayers up to £500,000 if pursued to the European Court of Human Rights, with his annual accommodation and support potentially costing £85,000.