British tourist challenges Immigration Department decision

August 12, 2022 at 3:49 PM

British tourist Kayleigh Fraser has filed a writ application with the Court of Appeal against a decision taken to deport her from Sri Lanka

The Controller General of the Department of Immigration and Emigration and the Attorney General have been named as respondents in the application.

The petitioner states that the Department of Immigration and Emigration had taken an arbitrary decision to terminate her VISA as she had been involved in the Galle Face anti-government protests. 

The Department of Immigration and Emigration revealed that it had decided to terminate the visa issued to Fraser as she had posted protest-related content on Social Media.

In a letter, the Department of Immigration and Emigration had informed her to leave Sri Lanka before the 15th of August.

However, through her petition, Kayleigh Fraser is seeking for the Court of Appeal to rule that the decision by the Department of Immigration and Emigration is unjust. (NewsWire)