The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Bureau of Immigration and the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to file a reply to a petition filed by an Ethiopian woman who is facing deportation, even as she claims she and her family risk persecution and death if sent back to Ethiopia or Somalia.A bench of Justice RR Bhonsale was informed by advocate Manisha Jagtap, appearing for the two authorities, that it could take up to 10 days to finalise the deportation as officials were still in the process of obtaining travel documents from the concerned consulate. She also submitted that the petitioner had not disclosed the whereabouts of her husband and eight children to the authorities.advertisementThe court was hearing a plea filed by 38-year-old Neima Farah Awi, an Ethiopian national, who claimed that she was detained at Dongri police station in Mumbai while deportation proceedings were underway.According to the petition, Awi has been ostracised by her Ogaden tribal family and community for marrying outside her ethnic group, and has been declared a “traitor”. She claimed that she faces the threat of honour killing and tribal execution if returned to Ethiopia. The plea also stated that her husband, Said Mohamud Nouh, has faced torture, mistreatment and persecution in Somalia due to his minority clan status, where minority clan families are vulnerable to clan warfare, economic exclusion and targeted violence.The petition claimed that the family cannot safely return to either Ethiopia or Somalia, and that they were granted refugee status by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), valid until 2027.However, Jagtap told the court that possession of a UNHCR card would not assist the petitioner in the absence of a valid passport and visa, both of which expired in 2021.Appearing for Awi, advocate Shravan Giri submitted that the couple had entered India on valid visas in 2017, but were unable to renew their documents due to the prevailing situation in their home countries. He alleged that the authorities took no action for nearly five years and then detained Awi without producing her before any court, amounting to illegal detention.Giri argued that deporting the family would place their lives at grave risk and sought time to place before the court details of third countries where they could potentially be relocated.The plea stated that while the family lives in Delhi with their eight children, Awi works in Mumbai and was apprehended by authorities at the hotel where she was staying. Two of the children were born in India, including a one-year-old infant who is still breastfeeding. The petition also cited multiple medical issues affecting family members, requiring continued stay in India.The court directed the authorities to file their reply by January 2, 2026.- EndsTune In in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. 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Threat of Persecution: Court Demands Response on Ethiopian’s Plea Against Deportation
