1. The court shall order the deportation of a foreigner convicted of any of the crimes stipulated in this Decree by Law. 2. The deportation measure provided for in Clause (1) of this Article shall not apply in the following cases: a. If the convicted person, at the time of committing the crime, was the spouse of, or a first-degree blood relative of, a UAE national. b. If the convicted person is a member of a family residing in the State, and the court determines that deportation would result in serious harm to the stability of the family or deprive one of its members of necessary care or support, and the court establishes that the family has the financial capacity to provide treatment for the convicted person. For the purposes of this Article, “family” means the grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, children, brothers, and sisters.
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