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Star student fears for life in face of draconian deportation order
The family say they fled Mauritius after being threatened by local gangs

A star north London pupil will fear for her life if she is deported to Mauritius without her family today under draconian Con-Dem immigration rules.

Straight-A student Yashika Bageerathi, 19, is being held at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre and ministers plan to ship her off today despite a massive campaign of resistance involving her classmates and the local community.

The family say they fled Mauritius after being threatened by local gangs, with Ms Bageerathi herself reportedly assaulted by a family acquaintance.

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