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.
A Mauritian student facing deportation during her A-level exams has appealed to the Home Secretary Theresa May to personally intervene to enable her to stay to complete her studies.
Speaking to UK Editor Lucy Manning, she said Mrs May could let her stay "if she really wanted to".
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.