I wonder if they will mess him about with deportation like they did to me. Basically keeping you locked up for the maximum time permitted before sending him back?
Not sure if its changed now, but when I was kicked out during 05/06 the maximum time they could hold anyone was 6 months. I was held for 6 months to the day in the DC but also spent another couple of weeks being processed in, and another week being processed out.
The processing weeks don't count towards the 6 months. When I was asking why I was being held instead of being allowed to head back to the UK under my own steam (They could have seen me onto plane at airport and I would have paid my own ticket) they wouldn't answer.
Turns out that as I was a 'non criminal' (In as far as while I HAD overstayed my visa, I hadn't robbed or assaulted anyone or sold drugs etc) and I wasn't a troublemaker at the facility, that they were actually 'earning' money from keeping me inside! They got more money paid than it cost to keep me, so they milked it for the entire 6 months...
Lets hope it isn't still like that for Danny's sake...
BTW, I'm not complaining about it - I did the '*crime' so I'll do the time - But I didn't agree with the unauthorized extra time that made it nearly 7 months.
*My 'Crime' ? Not leaving when my visa expired. I entered perfectly legally and just 'forgot' to go home!
