This case report provides an account of the issues in the preliminary ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the WT case. The case centres on the elements that need to be considered under Directive 2003/109 before expelling a third-country national, holding a long-term residence permit, who has committed a criminal offence. This case report discusses the interpretation of Article 12 of Directive 2003/109, in particular the concept of threat to public policy, describes the incorrect previous reading by the Spanish Supreme Court of that provision, the possible case for a state liability claim against Spain as a result of that, and the importance of the dialogue between lower-level domestic courts and the Court of Justice on migration matters.
Suggested citation: Diego Acosta, ´Case Report: Court of Justice of the European Union (Ninth Chamber), WT v Subdelegación del Gobierno en Guadalajara Case C-448/19, Judgment of 11 June 2020, EU:C:2020:467´, European Journal of Migration and Law 22 (2020) pp. 457–462.
