Sick Palestinian gran wins permission to come to Britain for medical treatment sparking immigration controls fears

Published on July 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM

A SICK Palestinian gran has won permission to come to Britain for medical treatment — despite fears it could undermine ­immigration controls.

The 67-yar-old has a daughter, 50, living in Britain.

Upper Tribunal Judge Rebecca Owens, Immigration and Asylum Chamber - https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/upper-tribunal-judge-rebecca-owens-immigration-and-asylum-chamber/
Upper Tribunal Judge ­Rebecca Owens allowed her appeal for a visitor visa

She argued successfully at an tribunal last month they had a right to family life under a European rule.

But in documents seen by , the warned it could also lead to a “proliferation”; of similar applications.

The woman, who suffers from spinal stenosis, is financially supported by her daughter.

She lives in war-torn Gaza City and was deemed vulnerable by the tribunal as she suffers from and .

The treatment is expected to cost about £20,000 at a private hospital in Windsor, Berks, and the woman will return to Gaza after it is completed.

Upper Tribunal Judge ­Rebecca Owens allowed her appeal for a visitor visa.

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