Suspected ISIS fighter battles UK deportation on health grounds

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 14:21 · Archive

A suspected ISIS fighter who arrived in the UK by small boat in August 2025 is fighting extradition to Germany over mental health concerns.

Layth Ibrahim Mohammed, 39, an Iraqi national, arrived in the UK by small boat from France in August 2025, allegedly providing officials with a false name. He was housed in a Home Office–funded hotel in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The National Crime Agency detained him at the hotel in October, after German authorities alerted British officials to his alleged ISIS background.

Mohammed is accused of links to ISIS during the 2010s, including allegedly making booby-trapped bombs and teaching children of ISIS fighters at a school run by the organisation. He now fights extradition to Germany, where he is wanted to face terrorism-related charges and an allegation of rape. The allegations have not been established in court.

His lawyer, Joanna Curtis, argued at a hearing in London that deporting him would be inhumane because of mental health issues including severe anxiety and depression, and physical symptoms including 'pins and needles'. She said his trauma stemmed from a bomb attack that killed his son while he was living in Iraq. A judge will decide whether to extradite him on 3 November. GB News reports this may be the first known instance of a suspected ISIS terrorist entering Britain and living in the country undetected, though this has not been independently established.

How it is being reported

• Isis suspect allowed to claim asylum in Britain and live in taxpayer-funded hotelA suspected Islamic State (Isis) member who allegedly fought for the terror group in Iraq has been living in taxpayer-funded asylum accommodation while claiming asylum in the UK. Layth Ibrahim Mohammed, 39, is accused of having links to the jihadist group during the 2010s, including allegedly making booby-trapped bombs and teaching children of Isis fighters at a school run by the organisation. The Iraqi national is said to have arrived in Britain by small boat from France in August 2025, allegedly providing officials with a false name. He was then accommodated in a hotel funded by the Home…GB News · 14 Oct, 14:05
• Suspected ISIS fighter claimed asylum in UK - fights deportation over 'pins and needles'Layth Ibrahim Mohammed, 39, arrived in Britain on a small boat across the Channel.Daily Express · 13 Oct, 09:18

In this story: Layth Ibrahim Mohammed · Joanna Curtis · National Crime Agency · ISIS · Germany · Iraq · UK · Oldham

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