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The Court of Appeal has rejected Karel Sroubek's latest attempt to overturn his deportation to the Czech Republic.
But the convicted drug smuggler can still bring a judicial review.
The former kickboxer has been battling against deportation for seven years, when former immigration minister Iain Lees-Galloway allowed him to stay, and then reversed his decision.
Sroubek was wanted by Czech police after he was convicted of assaults on police, and in connection with an alleged assault during a murder more than 20 years ago.
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