The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling that nullified a deportation order for a visaless Iranian family, effectively putting the family back on the deportation track.
In a landmark decision in September, the Tokyo District Court suspended a deportation order imposed by the Justice Ministry on Amineh Khalil, 40, his 37-year-old wife and two school-age daughters.
The court said it was inhumane to deport the family because family members -- especially the two daughters -- had become fully accustomed to the Japanese way of life.