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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 student is set to be deported later from north London to her native Mauritius despite protests to allow her to stay in the UK.
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. The Home Office said it had received assurances the student would be able to complete her studies in Mauritius.
Principal Lynne Dawes said Ms Bageerathi was "petrified". Ms Bageerathi's principal Lynne Dawes said the student 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."
Speaking to BBC News, she added: "You know, why can't there just be some compassion and humanity to allow her to stay and do those A-Levels.
"I know there are laws but I just cannot get why, in effect, what is a few more months. It wouldn't hurt anyone over here, but it would make such a massive difference to her life."
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 bidFailed 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. The airline had originally refused to fly her. When asked why its position had changed, it refused to comment.
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.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.""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.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.