The raid caused a public outcry. The Archbishop of Liverpool the Most Rev Patrick Kelly, Riverside MP Louise Ellman and Brother Francis, the then head of SFX, protested to the Home Office minister responsible, Beverley Hughes, asking for clemency.
She initially refused until family friend, telecommunications expert Tom Kelly, from Grassendale, sent faxes to every MP in the country.
He explained: "The one to David Miliband, who was then in charge of education, was sent at 10am and by 10.25am the secretary was on the phone saying 'what the hell is going on in Liverpool'! By 11am I'd got a phone call to say that Louise Ellman had been asked to go into a meeting with Beverley Hughes."
" Four years on, after constant dealings with bureaucracy, the family's ordeal is finally over.
SFX offered the family rent-free accommodation at a cottage in its grounds during their struggle.
The school also offered a place in its sixth form to Enis, who became the only Muslim in a 1,400-strong Catholic school.
He is now a 24-year-old specialist in genetics after graduating from the University of Liverpool and has been offered a post-grad place to study at Oxford. Twelve-year-old Din, who is a popular pupil at Gateacre Comprehensive School, hopes to become a lawyer.
"But nine out of 10 times he says he wants to play for Liverpool because he's a big Reds fan but there's always one rotten apple in every family," joked Murat, who, like his elder brother, is a fanatical Everton supporter, and now speaks perfect English - with a Liverpool accent.
"The people here are friendly, God-loving people and I have a feeling of wanting to put something back into the society that has helped me so much in my life."
Last night Mrs Ellman, MP for Liverpool Riverside, said: "I think it's wonderful news.
"The Havollis are supreme role models for British citizenship and it's a success story that everybody should know about."
IN TOMORROW'S Daily Post: Meet the mother-of-three from Formby who doubles as the UK's first female immigration judge.
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