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A-level student deported to Mauritius: I am all alone
An A-level student deported back to Mauritius last night has told ITV News she is alone in the country that her family fled in 2011. Yashika Bageerathi was flown back despite pleading with ministers to let her stay until after her exams.
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Deported A-level student 'alone and scared' in Mauritius
Mother's fears for deported Yashika
The mother of deported A-level student Yashika Bageerathi said she was worried for her daughter, as she was alone in Mauritius, the country the family fled in 2011.
Yashika arrived in the country alone early this morning. She has spoken to her mother on Skype.
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Minister: No reason to intervene in Yashika case
Immigration Minister James Brokenshire wrote to Yashika Bageerathi's local MP David Burrowes outlining the reasons he could not intervene to enable her to stay in the UK to finish her A-levels.
The letter, across three pages, details how Yashika's case was decided, and the factors that prompted the court's decision. Mr Brokenshire says he has personally reviewed the case again and said he "did not consider it appropriate to intervene in this case".
Deported student's appeal to ministers from Mauritius
Teenager Yashika Bageerathi has appealed to Home Office ministers and officials to let her come back to the UK to finish her exams.
Speaking via Skype to UK Editor Lucy Manning, from Mauritius, she said she just wanted to complete her A-level exams in the UK.
Yashika: I am all alone here and don't know what to do
The A-level student deported to Mauritius last night has told ITV News she is alone and scared in the country her family fled in 2011.
Speaking on Skype, Yashika Bageerathi described what happened to her yesterday, as she was taken from Yarl's Wood detention centre and placed on a flight accompanied by four security guards, after the last-ditch injunction to keep her in the UK failed.
- Ruth Banks, ITV London
School looking at ways Yashika can complete A-levels
Now that Yashika Bageerathi has been deported back to Mauritius, her school says it is looking into all the options that might allow her to complete her A-levels.
Ideally, they are hoping that she might be able to return to the UK, but they are also exploring whether it will be possible for her to sit them remotely from Mauritius.
Either way, the students and teachers at Oasis Academy Hadley in Enfield say their fight to help her is not over.
They are also hoping to widen their campaign to raise awareness of the plight of other asylum seekers.
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Yashika arrives in Mauritius and has left airport
Student Yashika Bageerathi has landed in Mauritius and the 19-year-old has left the airport, ITV News understands.
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Mother's tears as A-level student daughter deported
Yashika's mother: There is no one to take care of her
Yashika's mother said she missed a call from her daughter telling her about the failed injunction to keep her in the country as she was at the Home Office and her phone was switched off. She was then delivered the news by the school.
Read: Muaritian student to be deported after injunction fails
Mrs Bhageerathi spoke to her daughter briefly before she boarded the flight taking her to Mauritius tonight. Speaking to ITV News, her mother said she was very sad and scared for her daughter, as there was "no one to take care" of her daughter once she lands.
Air Mauritius flight deporting Yashika leaves Heathrow
The Air Mauritius flight deporting A-level student Yashika Bhageerathi has left Heathrow Airport, the airport confirmed.
Before she boarded the plane, Yashika called her mother, asking her what she should do when she arrived at the other side.
Listen: Yashika calls mother as she boards plane to Mauritius
Her family, school, lawyers and supporters had campaigned to allow her to stay to finish her A-level exams.
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Deported A-level student 'alone and scared' in Mauritius
Speaking to ITV News Yashika Bageerathi said she was all alone and did not know what she was going to do without her family and friends.
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Mother's tears as A-level student daughter deported
Speaking to her mother as she boarded she said she was scared about landing in the country she fled in 2011.