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.
More than 40 people gathered in London today to protest against the deportation of Mauritian student Yashika Bageerathi.
A-Level student Yashika, has been given plane tickets by the Home Office and told to leave the UK without her family on Mother's Day or "removal may be enforced", according to her school.
The Oasis Academy will be making a final application to overturn the deportation order at the High Court today, according to a spokesman for the school.
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.
Speaking to her mother as she boarded she said she was scared about landing in the country she fled in 2011.
Speaking to ITV News Yashika Bageerathi appealed directly to the Immigration Minister and the Home Secretary to remain in the UK.