title: Patel v. Immigration Appeal Tribunal, 5 May 1988.
abstract: The respondent was a stateless person who had originally entered the UK by falsely stating that he was unmarried.  After he left the UK to visit India, the Government refused to let him re-enter on the ground that his false statement was made to avoid immigration laws and thus rendered his exclusion "conducive to the public good."  He challenged this action, arguing that, under Section 3(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971, his exclusion could be deemed "conducive to the public good" for reasons of dishonest deception only if the deception had occurred after leave to enter had been obtained.  The Court rejected this argument and held that no distinction should be made with respect to false statements made in order to enter the UK and false statements made later in order to stay there.
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D007603:Jurisprudence; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012036:Refugees; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Court Decision; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Europe; International Migration--legal aspects; Migrants; Migration; Northern Europe; Population; Population Dynamics; Refugees--legal aspects; United Kingdom