Burglar who stole £100,000 worth of cars avoids being deported to Sweden because he has ADHD

Eid Ajam, a 21-year-old Swedish national jailed for his role in a series of West Midlands burglaries, has won an appeal against deportation. An immigration judge ruled that his ADHD, limited experience of independent living and lack of family or friends in Sweden would make settling there significantly harder, allowing him to remain in Britain under human rights protections.

Ajam was sentenced to two years and 11 months for involvement in 11 burglaries and the theft of seven cars worth more than £100,000 in late 2023. The judge said his offending was serious, noted that he had not fully rehabilitated and allowed the appeal by a narrow margin; further offences could prompt new deportation proceedings. Ajam was born in Sweden but moved to Britain as a child, where his mother and three sisters live.