To wonder how Theresa May can sleep at night - young girl being deported on Mother's Day

[NadiaWadia]

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

Yashika Bageerathi, an A-level student of 18 or 19, fled Mauritius with her family due to life threatening domestic violence, seeking asylum in the UK. She is very well thought of by both staff and students at the school and was just about to finish her A-levels. She has been taken alone to a detention centre and will be sent back to Mauritius, alone, tomorrow. Apparently she has nobody in Mauritius. Theresa May apparently feels it would be 'inappropriate' for her to 'interfere' in this.

British Airways refused to take part in this, good for them. So now the government are sending her back via Air Mauritius. Change.org are now asking people to email the Chief Executive of Air Mauritius, Andre Viljoen at [email protected] asking him urgently to do the same. Worth a try don't you think?

Personally I find the actions of the government sickening and inhumane. This poor girl (and her family). Sounds like she would have been an asset to the UK.

Well I'm afraid I think it all has to stop somewhere. How can the UK take in everyone in the world who has suffered domestic violence. They can't. And what about our own people who suffer domestic violence. Where should they go. They are here illegally and should be deported.

Theresa May is right to leave individual decisions to the Courts.

I would be very worried if politicians could overturn Court rulings outside normal appeal procedures.

Hedgehog, I was living independently at 18, as were many others. That isn't a reason to stop her deportation.

To be honest I feel some sympathy but not as much as you might expect. They have tried to circumvent the law, they have failed. That's it really.

Some nice attitudes on here. Staff and students at her school, (and British Airways) apparently don't feel the same way.

I really thought there would be a more sympathetic hearing on Mumsnet.

Why did they have to come all the way here to escape dv?

Staff and students at her school are her personal friends. I have no doubt she's a lovely girl, v clever, and an asset to any country she lives in. But those aren't the criteria for granting asylum are they.

Nadia, why?

Staff and students know her. BA made their decision, may have been because they didn't want to become embroiled in all the furore.

There is no attitude against the girl herself here. Your attitude re Theresa May has been the most negative and uncalled for.

There is no question to answer here. She is not entitled to live here. She goes home.

I think it is shocking that she is being deported just before her A levels.

An exaggeration to call Mauritius an 'affluent middle class country' - the vast majority of the population are certainly not affluent, and it has no real benefits system, for example. Hard for a young woman to live independently. Although it is true that it is a democracy, respects human rights etc, but I can very well see how a young woman would be very vulnerable below the radar of the law to domestic violence and abuse.

Corruption / nepotism is rife.

BA don't want the bad press. It's nothing to do with them supporting the cause, it's to do with PR.

A politician must expect public criticism on occasion Nomama Par for the course.

Obviously, most of us don't know the ins and outs of this case, but for a girl who is just turned 18 to be deported to another country, right in the middle of her A levels?

Couldn't we let her finish them before making her return, if that is, indeed the right thing to do?

Blu, my description came from Wiki, Mauritius stats etc.

www.heritage.org/index/country/mauritius

I'm not saying everyone is well off. But the nation is not in the 3rd world and has no inherent problems that would indicate this young girl would be in danger from the state if she went home.

DV is not a reason for asylum.

And the courts will not even have looked at her education, employment etc. So it is not in any way shocking, just poor timing for her.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fight-for-yashika-student-set-to-be-deported-alone-to-mauritius-on-mothers-day-9223219.html

She is also supported by her local MP, who is a Conservative.

I just find the attitudes of many on here depressingly mean-spirited.

In fact I think it would be entirely the wrong thing to do for Theresa May to interfere. Because then it would become personal. Nice pretty clever girl an asset to the country allowed to stay. Other people deported. What next throw out all our own undesirables and let all the nice folk in. Madness!

Nadia, so what? Her local MP has an agenda. Are other MPs who do not rely on local votes speaking up?

I find the attitude of some here depressingly woolly liberal minded and fluffy.

Oh well one less sponger in an ocean full

I just find the attitudes of many on here depressingly mean-spirited

Oh well in that case open the doors to everyone, no matter what!

Nadia, why not answer the actual questions?

Dv isn't a reason to seek asylum.

DV isn't a reason to seek asylum. Afaik, you are supposed to make your way to the nearest safe country when seeking asylum, not fly across the world to the country of your choosing.

I'm with Theresa May on this one.

"Mauritius ... is not in the 3rd world"

Mauritius is an actual place Surburban

YABU. I recently attended a series of lectures of unaccompanied young asylum seekers. Some of the stats are scary; the stories are heartbreaking. There are so many genuine young asylum seekers who are refused. This young woman is not a genuine asylum seeker, thus should be deported. It would not breach her human rights to return her to her home county. The guidelines are clear.

Ok so I may have missed something but what stops her mum and siblings going back with her ? That way she wouldn't be going back alone and presumably they will all be deported eventually .