Two weeks ago, San Ignacio Magistrate Nardia Morgan made the news after an allegation emerged against her that she inexplicably reversed a ruling she had made to be more lenient to a convicted Guatemalan drug trafficker. Well tonight, she's back in the news because the Jamaican National is challenging Belizean authorities to grant her citizenship here.
She applied to the Immigration Department to gain permanent resident status, but her application was refused by Acting Director Maria Marin. She didn't accept that as the final decision, and with her attorney, she applied to the Supreme Court for Judicial review of Marin's decision. Her claim was that she had met all the requirements for permanent residency, but her application was unfairly refused.
Justice Courtney Abel heard the application, where Crown Counsel Herbert Panton represented the Government of Belize. After all the submissions were heard and carefully considered, Justice Abel ruled in her favour, ordering the Immigration Department to accept Morgan's application for permanent residency.
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