9 months + 3 months Born in the border area of Nigeria State’s discrimination against ethnic minority (Bidoons) State’s discrimination against ethnic minority (Bidoons) Palestine not recognized as a State under international law. Several migrations African parents, several migrations. Used false documents Saharawi, born in a refugee camp 1 2 3 4 5 6 18 12 5 9 Yes Yes, after first detention n/a No legal status. Stateless application refused on public order grounds In immigration detention. No legal status. Stateless application refused on public order grounds n/a No legal status. Pending application based on family life Stateless status n/a Yes, for second detention No legal status. Judicial review pending against refusal of stateless status Refugee status Damages for unlawful detention Immigration status Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ijrl/article/32/3/440/6065591 by guest on 04 July 2025 Detained several times for a total of about 4.5 years (last episode of detention lasted about 1 year) 3 years + 6.5 months + on tag for over 6 months 11 months n/a 4 22 Years in the UK as at 2016 • n/a Periods spent in immigration detention Person Cause of statelessness Table 1. List of stateless persons interviewed 446 Identifying the Stateless in the United Kingdom