Mohammad Shethwala applied to extend his visa on humanitarian grounds after the tragedy, but on 9 April had his request rejected and was placed on immigration bail – an alternative to being detained for people without the legal right to be in the UK.

He moved to the UK from India in March 2022 with his wife, Sadikabanu, who was on a student visa studying at Ulster University’s London campus, Metro reported. Their daughter Fatima was born in the UK.

​Sadikabanu had just started a new job in Rugby and was about to apply for a skilled worker visa when her plane from Ahmedabad to London crashed seconds after takeoff on 12 June 2025, killing 260 people.

Her death meant Mohammad lost not just his family but his path to staying in the UK.

“If his wife had survived, he would still be allowed in the UK,” his friend Musab Taherwala told Metro. “If his daughter had survived, he would have been granted indefinite leave to remain when she turned seven.”

Mohammad’s lawyers argued he was dependent on his support network in the UK as he struggled with grief and mental health problems. He briefly returned to India after the crash but found the intense media coverage of the crash difficult to cope with.  

Being on immigration bail in the UK means he cannot work or apply for a new visa.

​His lawyers will challenge the Home Office’s decision in court and he will be allowed to stay during that process.

​“We are horrified at the callousness of the Home Office separating a grieving father and husband from his support network, who are caring for him and his mental wellbeing at this tragic time,” Fizza Qureshi, CEO of the Migrants’ Rights Network, told Metro.

The Labour government has adopted increasingly harsh and draconian anti-immigrant policies in recent years. Last year home secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans to double the length of time it would take for migrants to be granted indefinite leave to remain.

She also unveiled a proposal to seize asylum seekers’ valuables, including their jewellery, to fund their accommodation costs.

Credits: Air India

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Reuters reports that the aircraft was a Bombardier CRJ-900 operated by Jazz Aviation (LP)—Flight JZA646/QK646, arriving from Montréal (YUL). The collision happened while the plane was landing at LGA, Runway 4. The FAA called for a ground stop due to an “emergency,” and the airport’s website showed that arriving flights were either diverted or sent back to their original airports.

According to the Associated Press, the incident happened at about 11:38 p.m. local time and involved a Port Authority vehicle. Emergency crews responded at the scene. As of AP’s report, officials had not confirmed any details about injuries.

Images of the collision site show the regional jet stopped on the airfield. The aircraft’s nose section appears heavily damaged and crumpled, with torn metal and exposed structure around the front. The fuselage sits slightly angled up in the front, and a set of portable passenger stairs is positioned at a forward door area.

Eyewitness accounts describe the aircraft tilting back as the passengers deplaned.

FlightRadar24 reported that the vehicle involved was an airport rescue and firefighting (ARFF) truck. While some early social media posts mentioned injuries, officials have not yet confirmed their severity, but reports are surfacing that the pilot and copilot did not survive the collision.

Sequence of events

Air traffic control audio from LGA suggests that “Truck 1 & Company” requested ATC permission “to cross 4 at Delta” and was subsequently cleared to do so. The vehicle then confirmed it was crossing 4 at Delta. ‍

A second later, the controller can be heard urgently saying “Frontier 195, stop, stop, truck 1…stop, truck 1…” as he tried to avert the collision. The controller later confirmed, “JAZZ646 collided with vehicle.”

The recording also includes instructions for go-arounds and runway changes, indicating that Runway 4/22 was closed after the incident.

This story is still developing. Airways will provide updates as the FAA, Port Authority, Air Canada (AC), and emergency services share more information.

Credits: Air Canada

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