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BA Refuses to Deport 19 Yr Old A-Level Student Yashika Bageerathi.


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I thought this would be an interesting story to share, an A level student from my school, Yashika Bageerathi is facing deportation after failing to seek asylum in Britain. The girl came here with her family, in 2012 I think, to seek refuge from some violent locals in Mauritius who had tried to attack her. She came here with a tourist visa, but has stayed for a few years and has already learnt English. Yashika is said to be a model student, having received scholarships in two of England's best university's. She's previously received multiple national awards too and aspires to become a maths teacher. On Sunday some 100 students, friends, teachers and neighbour's protested outside the Home Office, and have sent a letter to Theresa May. Just today, Yashika was about to be deported, however our local MP and some other people contacted British Airway's, telling them not to let her on-board, as it would be a violation of Human Rights to remove her from her family and education. The story has caught the attention of hundreds of thousands and has been featured by the BBC, ITV and Sky News. Some teachers began a petition on Change.org which has nearly a 100,000 signatures. You can find the articles on Google.

 

So what do you think? That she should go, because she's an illegal immigrant? That she should stay, because of her pretty bright-looking future? I think, that she should at least be allowed finish her studies, as that would mean that if she does go back home, to Mauritius, she could at least get a job and make a life for herself. Just the fact that you've been robbed of your family is bad enough. There's also something else, that I found was pretty shocking, that she was to be deported only with the things she brought with her to the appointment at the Home Office, these things being some spare change and a school bag. Also, the girl claims that the people who attacked her, have contacted her and told her that they're waiting at the airport in Mauritius, so they can kill her.

 

Here's the link to the petition - http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/the-rt-hon-theresa-may-mp-home-secretary-fightforyashika-stop-this-sixth-form-student-being-deported-alone-she-deserves-a-future

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Wait up, how did she manage to stay that long illegal? If the immigration service is that sloppy, I don't think they should pretend to be vigilant guardians of Royal Peace right now, it's a bit too late... 

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She didn't do anything illegal, the family applied for asylum which is a form of immigration that protects people that are at risk of persecution in their home county which complicates visa application and other forms of traditional immigration.

 

Asylum seekers are allowed to stay in the county until their application is denied or accepted due to the circumstances, they are usually required to check in with immigration services regularly

They have to leave if their application is denied, they would be illegal immigrants if they avoided deportation and stayed in the county past their deportation date.

 

It's far from the only asylum controversy, sadly.

 

 

 

As far as BA goes, they're free to do business with anyone they want as long as they don't discriminate which they aren't (they disagree with the deportation, not the deportees)

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It wouldn't look good if she was deported, on her own and a couple of days later news breaks out that she was murdered by those locals, which is probably what would happen if she was deported. I really don't think the government could afford to deport the girl, because I honestly don't see anything bad about her staying here, all they're doing is removing a valuable member of the community, leading to a worse community. And, like you said Nicolai, this isn't the only controversy, as many others, good members of society are being deported for stupid reasons, which'll further worsen the UK. It's just seems pretty pointless what they're doing.

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To be honest, I couldn't care less.

I'm personally against asylum in the UK. We're full enough and have enough of our own problems.

It confuses me why people choose to come to the UK more often than other EU countries which are a lot closer to where they come from. I suspect it's because people know we're a soft touch.

 

That being said, I don't make the rules, BA doesn't make the rules, and honestly I'm shocked that anyone actually gets deported by UK authorities.


Also, can someone let me know why they have to live here instead of Mauritius? Is there some crisis going on there that I'm oblivious about? Bit strange she came on a tourist visa...


Wait up, how did she manage to stay that long illegal? If the immigration service is that sloppy, I don't think they should pretend to be vigilant guardians of Royal Peace right now, it's a bit too late... 

UK Home Office barely ever does anything. 

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To be honest, I couldn't care less.

I'm personally against asylum in the UK. We're full enough and have enough of our own problems.

It confuses me why people choose to come to the UK more often than other EU countries which are a lot closer to where they come from. I suspect it's because people know we're a soft touch.

 

That being said, I don't make the rules, BA doesn't make the rules, and honestly I'm shocked that anyone actually gets deported by UK authorities.

Also, can someone let me know why they have to live here instead of Mauritius? Is there some crisis going on there that I'm oblivious about? Bit strange she came on a tourist visa...

Apparently the Mauritius authorities were unable to protect Yashika from local gangs and such, so she came here to seek refuge. I can understand why you don't like the idea of so many people coming only to the UK out of all the other economically developed countries, but to be honest do these migrations really affect the lives of Britons?

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