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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nadine White

Grandmother threatened with deportation despite entire family living in UK wins right to stay

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A grandmother threatened with deportation has won the right to remain in Britain after a six-year battle with the Home Office, The Independent can reveal.

Susita Balasubranamiamm, 66, was ordered to return to Sri Lanka – leaving behind her children and grandchildren – after the government said her recently-retired husband Shanmugham, 74, no longer met the required income threshold.

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