Ali arrived in the UK from Somalia in 2000 at the age of nine with his mother and two younger siblings, joining his refugee father.

In 2004, the Home Office recognized the family as refugees and granted Ali a travel document under the refugee convention, which was valid for 10 years.

However, Ali left the UK on a holiday in 2008 and was unable to return due to the loss of his travel document.

The Home Office was unable to locate his records, leaving him stranded in east Africa.

Senior judges have described this case as "extraordinary." In 2008, Ali was diagnosed with tuberculosis and traveled to Djibouti for a holiday in December to help with his recovery.

While there, he lost his refugee travel document and was unable to return to his family in Bristol since there is no British embassy in Djibouti.

He eventually made it to Ethiopia and attempted to get assistance from the embassy in Addis Ababa, but was unsuccessful.

It was later discovered that the Home Office had neglected to update its database, indicating that Ali had been granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK as a refugee.

A man named Ali has been stranded in Ethiopia without documents since June 2015 after being denied entry clearance to the UK by the Home Office.

His mother, who has several health conditions, had saved money to hire a solicitor to help bring him back home.

The family first appealed the decision in the lower immigration court, but their appeal was rejected.

They then appealed to the upper tribunal of the immigration court, but their appeal was also denied.