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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. |
The Home Office said it had received assurances that she would be able to complete her studies in Mauritius. | |
Principal Lynne Dawes said Ms Bageerathi was "petrified". | 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." | 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". | She said there was "no compassion being shown" and that she was "embarrassed to be British". |
Failed asylum bid | |
The student is due to take Air Mauritius flight MK057 at 21:00 BST, according to the school. | 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. | 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. |
A Home Office spokesman said: "We consider every claim for asylum on its individual merits and in this case the applicant was not considered to be in need of protection. | |
"The case has gone through the proper legal process and our decision has been supported by the courts on five separate occasions." | |
Ms Bageerathi has been held in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedfordshire since 19 March. | |
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. |