“He’s 16. He’s American. He’s Still Missing.”
A Diplomatic and Legal Alert on the Seizure of Regal — A U.S. Citizen Minor With Legal Autonomy and No Advocate
Filed Date: 24 June 2025
Reference Code: SWANK/USAEMBASSY/0624-REGAL-RIGHTS-VIOLATION
Court Filename: 2025-06-24_EmergencyAlert_USChildrenRemoval_RightsViolationNotice
One-line Summary: Formal diplomatic notice filed concerning the unlawful removal and secret detainment of 16-year-old Regal, a U.S. citizen with medical needs and legal autonomy.
I. What Happened
On 23 June 2025, Regal—16 years old, asthmatic, a U.S. passport holder, and eldest of four siblings—was forcibly removed from his home by Westminster Children’s Services without:
A court hearing
A warrant
Medical accommodation
Legal representation
Communication with family or the Embassy
At 16, Regal is legally entitled under UK law to significant self-determination and advocacy protections. He was given neither. He has not been seen nor heard from since.
This formal statement was submitted to the U.S. Embassy at 1:35 AM on 24 June 2025, constituting a rights-based emergency alert under consular and disability law.
II. What the Complaint Establishes
That Regal’s age and U.S. citizenship were ignored at removal, despite their legal and diplomatic weight.
That he was denied a legal advocate or any avenue to assert his autonomy, even though UK law distinguishes 16-year-olds from younger minors.
That no safeguarding rationale was disclosed to justify the absence of parental or consular presence.
That the removal occurred during an active civil claim, judicial review, and diplomatic monitoring effort.
That Romeo is now effectively a stateless detainee of local government policy.
III. Why SWANK Logged It
Because Regal’s disappearance is not metaphorical—it is literal, medical, and judicial.
Because removing a U.S. citizen child with legal autonomy from a disabled parent without communication, court scrutiny, or diplomatic protocol is not safeguarding—it is a violation of everything safeguarding pretends to be.
Because this is not only unlawful under UK family law—it is a consular incident.
And because if the state can vanish a 16-year-old citizen under the banner of protection, then SWANK will not only file it—it will publish it in capital letters.
IV. Violations
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations – Article 36 (rights of nationals abroad)
Children Act 1989 – Section 20 and 44 procedural requirements
Human Rights Act 1998 – Article 8 (family life), Article 6 (due process)
Equality Act 2010 – Failure to accommodate parental disability
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child – Articles 3, 9, 12
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Article 23 (family integrity)
V. SWANK’s Position
Regal is 16 years old.
He is American.
He is asthmatic.
He has been removed without representation, documentation, or justification.
He is—by all legal and ethical definitions—unlawfully held.
SWANK London Ltd. hereby notifies the public and all relevant institutions:
This is not a placement. This is a disappearance.
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