No place to go: the undocumented children facing deportation from the UK
Marianne arrived in the UK aged nine, and thought she was here for life –
but when she turned 18, everything changed. For 120,000 children like
her, a new ‘deport now, appeal later’ rule – putting them in the same
bracket as criminals – threatens their hopes of a better future
‘They want me to leave, now. I wouldn’t see my friends or family again.
How would I survive in Nigeria? I had no address to go to’ … Marianne,
who has lived in the UK for more than half her life.
Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian
How would I survive in Nigeria? I had no address to go to’ … Marianne,
who has lived in the UK for more than half her life.
Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian
