Title: Ethiopian Man Caught in Bureaucratic Nightmare After Being Deported from Norway
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Daniel Solomon Beru, a 42-year-old Ethiopian man, arrived in Norway in 2008 and had a seemingly stable life. He worked as a bus driver in Oslo, started a family, and secured a long-term residence permit. However, he was shocked when his permit was revoked, and he was deported to Ethiopia. Norwegian authorities suspected he hid information regarding his ethnicity and asylum grounds, a claim he denies.
ID NUMBER WOES
Three months after his deportation, Beru’s predicament worsened. His application for an ID number in Ethiopia was rejected due to ‘data quality issues,’ leaving him in limbo. Beru’s Norwegian لترarded ID, issued in his changed name, clashes with his Ethiopian passport, given his former name due to religious conversion. This confusion may cause further complications, Beru fears.
DEPORTED, THEN JAILED
Before his deportation, Beru was among several Ethiopians interned at Trandum, Norway’s immigration detention center. He was later released but rearrested and sent back. Upon arrival in Ethiopia, he was imprisoned for possessing the Norwegian residence permit. Now, authorities demand his departure but give him only 24 hours’ notice to comply.
NORWAY’S STANCE
Justisminister Emilie Enger Mehl (Sp) categorically ruled out stopping deportations of Ethiopian asylum seekers, despite advocacy groups’ concerns. NOAS, a Norwegian refugee organization, continues to monitor cases involving Ethiopian returnees who may face persecution, noting that Norway’s deportation policy lacks adequate consideration for their safety and the best interests of their children.
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