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| Student Yashika Bageerathi to be deported later | Student Yashika Bageerathi to be deported later |
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| A north London student is set to be deported later to her native Mauritius despite protests to allow her to stay in the country. | A north London student is set to be deported later to her native Mauritius despite protests to allow her to stay in the country. |
| Yashika Bageerathi, 19, is being driven to Heathrow, according to a spokesman for the Oasis Academy Hadley in Enfield, where she has been studying. | Yashika Bageerathi, 19, is being driven to Heathrow, according to a spokesman for the Oasis Academy Hadley in Enfield, where she has been studying. |
| She has been held in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedfordshire since 19 March. | She has been held in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedfordshire since 19 March. |
| Principal Lynne Dawes said Ms Bageerathi was "petrified". | |
| The teacher, who had spoken to her at 14:00 BST, said: "I just cannot believe they would send her back six weeks from her exams." | |
| She said there was "no compassion being shown" and that she was "embarrassed to be British". | |
| The student is due to take Air Mauritius flight MK057 at 21:00 BST, according to the school. | |
| Her solicitor is reported to be making a last minute bid to keep her in the country by lodging new papers in her case to the High Court so that she can complete her studies. | |
| The Home Office has said it will not intervene in the case. | The Home Office has said it will not intervene in the case. |
| Failed asylum bid | Failed asylum bid |
| On Tuesday, her mother, Sowbhagyawatee, had asked the Home Affairs Committee to release her. | On Tuesday, her mother, Sowbhagyawatee, had asked the Home Affairs Committee to release her. |
| The A-level student was due to fly on Sunday after a failed asylum bid, but the deportation was delayed. | The A-level student was due to fly on Sunday after a failed asylum bid, but the deportation was delayed. |
| Her school friends held a protest in Parliament Square on Saturday. | Her school friends held a protest in Parliament Square on Saturday. |
| She had come to the UK with her mother and younger brother and sister from Mauritius in 2011 to escape a relative who was physically abusive. | She had come to the UK with her mother and younger brother and sister from Mauritius in 2011 to escape a relative who was physically abusive. |
| The family claimed asylum last summer, but all four now face deportation. But due to Ms Bageerathi's age, her application was considered separately and she faces returning to Mauritius alone. | The family claimed asylum last summer, but all four now face deportation. But due to Ms Bageerathi's age, her application was considered separately and she faces returning to Mauritius alone. |