Air pollution is so bad in Bangladesh that it saved a man from deportation He lives in France and has asthma, which would worsen in Bangladesh. It was argument enough for the court. Air pollution is so bad in some countries that it’s now affecting court cases. A court in France decided to prevent the deportation of a Bangladeshi man with asthma, as his health condition would significantly deteriorate if sent back to the polluted air of his native country. Image credit: Flickr / Joiseyshowaa While the ruling is thought to be a first for France, environmental concerns are set to become a common theme in global migration as the climate and pollution crises continue to deepen. Forecasts vary from 25 million to 1 billion environmental migrants by 2050, moving either within their countries or across borders, on a permanent or temporary basis.