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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Evans

Mother facing political persecution who has lived in UK for 16 years to be deported to the Gambia

Fatou Tamba is currently being held at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre - (Supplied)

A mother who has lived in the UK for 16 years has been told she will be deported next month to her native African country, despite the threat of her facing political persecution.

Fatou Tamba, 55, was detained by immigration officials in Liverpool on 26 March, and has been held for the last month at Derwentside IRC, where she claims to have been refused appropriate medical care and mental health support.

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