A heated moment unfolded on GB News when host Patrick Christys was forced to intervene after audience members jeered Labour MP Barry Gardiner.
The MP had defended a judge's decision to allow Nigerian conman Emmanuel Jack to remain in the UK.
The case centred on Jack's family's medical needs and their reliance on NHS care, with Gardiner suggesting the man's role as a carer was saving taxpayers money.
Speaking about the case, Gardiner said: "Context is everything, so let's get the facts straight."
Patrick was forced to step in
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He explained that Jack was a British citizen when committing his crimes and lost his citizenship as punishment in 2014.
"You do the crime, you pay your time. That's what he did," Gardiner stated.
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He noted that eight years later, Jack was married with children who have serious health conditions.
Gardiner argued Jack was "saving us a great deal of money as taxpayers" by caring for his family.
Gardiner's defence of Jack was met with a chorus of jeers and boos from the GB News audience.
The reaction prompted Christys to step in, saying "that's riled them up".
He then added: "Don't say we don't have a range of opinions".
The audience's strong response highlighted the controversial nature of the case, which has become part of a wider debate about deportation policies and human rights considerations.
Emmanuel Jack, 35, would target lonely vulnerable women who he met on dating websites and persuade them to give him moneyGreater Manchester PoliceEmmanuel Jack, 35, was jailed for three years in 2014 after tricking six women he met on dating websites into paying him £186,000.
He posed as an architect and targeted vulnerable women in what were described as "romance frauds".
Jack came to Britain in 1997 at age 10 and was a business student at the University of Salford when conducting his scams.
In 2022, eight years after his imprisonment, the Home Office decided to deport him to Nigeria.
Patrick Christys stepped in as the audience jeered
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Jack launched a legal challenge claiming deportation breached his rights to family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
An Immigration and Asylum tribunal in London backed his appeal against removal.
The tribunal ruled deportation would be "unduly harsh" on his British wife and children.
The family suffers from complicated and serious medical issues and relies on Jack's care.
Barry Gardiner argued context is important
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Judges also determined it would be "unlikely" Nigeria had the "bespoke" medical care his family receives from the NHS.
Jack's case is the latest example where migrants or convicted foreign criminals have won the right to remain in the UK on human rights grounds.
There are currently a record 41,987 outstanding immigration appeals, largely based on human rights claims.
This backlog has risen by nearly a quarter since September and is up nearly 500 per cent from just 7,173 at the start of 2022.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is reviewing potential restrictions on foreign criminals using Article 8 to avoid deportation.
The tribunal heard that Jack's youngest child, around 18 months old, was born prematurely with serious development issues requiring specialist NHS care.
His six-year-old daughter suffers from eyesight problems.
The judges described Jack as a "loving and very hands-on father" who plays a key role in his children's upbringing.
They concluded his deportation would have "a very great emotional and psychological impact" on his family "which goes far beyond" typical separation cases.
