The boat migrant who was arrested for touching girls just eight days after landing in the country, who caused nationwide protests, and who was ‘accidentally’ released from prison and then sought in farcical police manhunt has been deported.

The British government “pulled every lever” to ensure the deportation of Hadush Kebatu, an Ethiopian of uncertain age, back to Ethiopia, the Home Secretary said on Wednesday. Ethiopia is not a common destination for deportees for the United Kingdom given the two governments do not have return agreements, but Kebatu’s comments in court as he was convicted that he wanted to go home is likely to have eased matters.

UPDATE 1300 — Kebatu Paid to Leave

Sex offender Hadush Kebatu pocketed £500 cash from UK taxpayers on his way out as the Home Office deemed

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