Mother of three faces deportation to Sri Lanka while husband can stay in UK
By
Dave Burke
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Summary
A teaching assistant and mother of three, Chamila Dilrakshi, is pleading with the Home Office to allow her family to stay in the UK after she and her children were given 14 days to leave the country. Despite her husband having permission to remain in the UK, she and the children face deportation to Sri Lanka due to changes in visa rules introduced under the Conservative government. The family has lived in the UK since 2022 and is now facing separation.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledDon't tear my family apart
Teaching assistant Chamila Dilrakshi has called on the Home Office not to tear her family apart after she and her three children were ordered to leave - despite her husband having permission to stay
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