Disabled teen loses deportation appeal, ordered to leave New Zealand
A disabled teenager with cerebral palsy has been ordered to leave New Zealand after her appeal for residency on humanitarian grounds was denied. The Immigration and Protection Tribunal granted the family four months to arrange for her departure.
Why it matters
The case highlights the complexities and strict enforcement of immigration policies regarding medical needs and humanitarian appeals.
The family of a high-needs teenager faces having to return to the Philippines after the teen's appeal against deportation on humanitarian grounds failed. Photo / 123rf
A teenager who uses a wheelchair and needs help with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and dressing has been ordered to leave the country or face deportation.
Her resident family will likely have to leave New Zealand with her, after the teen’s appeal against deportation on humanitarian grounds failed.
The teen, who has cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, vision impairment and an intellectual disability, arrived in New Zealand from the Philippines in December 2024, having been granted a special visitor visa after a failed first attempt.
She then overstayed her visa by almost a year, making her liable for deportation.
An appeal lodged on her behalf was declined.
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