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Cameroon woman told she can stay | Cameroon woman told she can stay |
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A Cameroonian woman fighting deportation has been told she can stay in NI for the next three years. | A Cameroonian woman fighting deportation has been told she can stay in NI for the next three years. |
Lordorice Djountso recently returned to Belfast after spending two months in an English detention centre along with her one-year-old daughter. | Lordorice Djountso recently returned to Belfast after spending two months in an English detention centre along with her one-year-old daughter. |
She feared for her safety if sent back to the country where two of her brothers were murdered. | |
A spokeswoman for Home Secretary John Reid said he had decided "to exercise his discretion". | A spokeswoman for Home Secretary John Reid said he had decided "to exercise his discretion". |
A campaign had been mounted to save Ms Djountso and her daughter Imelda, who was born in Belfast, from being deported back to Cameroon. | A campaign had been mounted to save Ms Djountso and her daughter Imelda, who was born in Belfast, from being deported back to Cameroon. |
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness appealed to Mr Reid on her behalf. | Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness appealed to Mr Reid on her behalf. |
Mr McGuinness said: "Lordorice and her 15-month-old baby Imelda have returned to their home in south Belfast after a nightmare detention in England. | Mr McGuinness said: "Lordorice and her 15-month-old baby Imelda have returned to their home in south Belfast after a nightmare detention in England. |
"This is a good news story for Lordorice and Imelda and excellent news on Refugee Week also." | "This is a good news story for Lordorice and Imelda and excellent news on Refugee Week also." |
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