Judgement has been reserved in the Isle of Man's first asylum case.
39-year old Mohammed Ahmed was detained in the Island's prison after arriving here a year ago. He's since been sent to a detention centre in Britain.
A tribunal sitting in Bradford will rule on whether he can stay in Britain in two weeks time.
But the hearing refused to consider the crucial question of whether the UK or the Isle of Man has jurisdiction in the case - leaving the whole issue a 'grey area'.
That means the question is certain to arise again when other foreign nationals seeking asylum arrive on Manx shores.
Manx based advocate Hazel Hammonds said it's a disappointing outcome:
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