The High Court has granted an injunction further restraining the deportation of Nigerian student Olukunle (Kunle) Elukanlo from Ireland.
The 20-year-old student had been deported a year ago but, following a campaign, he was permitted to return to complete his Leaving Certificate.
The injunction application was made by Mr Cormac O'Dualachain SC, for Mr Elukanlo, today and was supported by Ms Dervla Browne SC, for his son, Adam, who was born last Thursday.
Mr Elukanlo, who has been living at Palmerstown in Co Dublin, is seeking to prevent his deportation on the grounds that he is the father of an Irish citizen born to an Irish mother.
Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne today continued an order restraining the deportation of Mr Elukanlo.
The deportation was scheduled for Tuesday last following the Minister for Justice's rejection of a plea for him to be permitted stay in Ireland. The judge continued the interim injunction until next Wednesday.
She will deal then with an application for leave to bring judicial review proceedings challenging deportation as well as an application for an injunction restraining deportation pending the outcome of the leave application.