The UK Border Agency said Shatanawi was handed over to the authorities in his native Jordan and is banned from returning to the UK for 10 years.

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"Contrary to media reports that indicate refugees are repatriating because of improved safety in Iraq, all Iraqis in Syria and Jordan queried by the commission found unimaginable the prospect of returning any time soon to ruined and occupied homes in still-volatile communities, " the statement said.

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