Christina’s success marred by deportation order

AS thousands of successful Leaving Cert students weighed up their job and college prospects yesterday, one teenager was facing an uncertain future.

Christina’s success marred by deportation order

After a double success on Wednesday, having passed her exams and being offered a college place, Christina Onasanwo, 18, spent yesterday in church with her mother, Elizabeth, praying.

Ms Onasanwo and her five children, aged five to 18, are awaiting deportation following the rejection of their asylum application and a request to remain on humanitarian grounds.

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