University of Strathclyde Student Faces Deportation

That the Parliament understands with concern that Lord Elias Mensah Apetsi, who is an award-winning student at the University of Strathclyde, is facing deportation to Ghana; notes reports that he was detained on 11 March 2016 after he reported to the Border and Immigration Agency as his application for leave to remain was not submitted on time because of human error; understands that he is being held at Gatwick and will be forced onto a plane on 22 March; believes that Lord, who fled Ghana 10 years ago, is in fear of his life and is scared about what will happen when he returns; considers it wrong that his life can be turned upside down in this manner and that he might be separated from his child, and urges the Home Office to reverse its decision and allow him to return immediately to his life and family in Glasgow.