Rankit Singh Dawrha v The Secretary of State for the Home Department

Facts

The appellant, Mr Rankit Singh Dawrha, is a Swedish national born on 17 June 2001 who says he came to the United Kingdom at the age of 12, meaning he arrived in late 2013 or early 2014. He had the right to free movement and was not subject to normal immigration control, and on 1 February 2025 he was granted indefinite leave to remain under the EU settlement scheme. He accumulated a series of convictions: being in charge of a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs on 9 June 2021, driving whilst disqualified on 23 November 2021, and possession of a controlled drug on 26 April 2023. On 7 November 2024 he was convicted of being concerned in the supply of a class A drug, possession with intent to supply a class B drug, possession of criminal property, and possession with intent to supply of cannabis, and was sentenced to five years and seven months' imprisonment after a 20% reduction for a guilty plea. The Secretary of State refused his human rights claim in a deportation context on 8 April 2026, and he appealed to the First-tier Tribunal under section 82 of the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Act 2002. The appeal was heard at Hendon Magistrate's Court on 7 September 2026, an adjournment application made the previous Friday having been refused.