Critically discuss s.66 Immigration Act 2014 in light of the decision in Al-Jedda v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] UKSC 62 and the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

In 1992, al-Jedda an Iraqi national arrived in U.k. and sought asylum. He was given British nationality in 2000. In 2004 he travelled to Iraq and was detained by British forces on the grounds of suspected involvement with terrorism. In 2007 he was released without charge. After his release the secretary of state of home department made an order under s40 (2) of BNA 1981 that deprived him of his British nationality on the basis of public good. Which made him stateless.

Section 40 of BNA 1981 was amended by the s66 of Immigration Act 2014, which allows the secretary of state to deprive an individuals citizenship even if it results in becoming stateless on the ground if the citizenship status results from persons naturalisation. The secretary of state is satisfied that his deprivation is conducive to public good. The secretary of state has reasonable grounds for believing that the p…(short extract)