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Don't Deport Me, I'm British

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Documentary telling the stories of three young men who arrived in Britain as children, grew up here and consider themselves British. As they turned 18 their lives were thrown into turmoil when the British government ordered them to go back to their countries of birth.

Bashir is facing deportation to Afghanistan. He fled aged nine after seeing his father shot by the Taliban. He has lost all contact with his family and is petrified of returning.

Francois was deported to Jamaica in March, where he hasn't been since he was seven. He is struggling to cope with his new family life and the violence on Jamaica's streets. Do the crimes he in committed in Britain justify separating him from his four-year-old son?

Bok was sent back to Bangladesh in 2015 as he was finishing his A-levels after seven years living in Eastbourne. But has he told the full truth about why his family sent him to the UK as a child? And if not, was it fair to deport him? Show less

Contributors

Interviewer:
Stefania Buonajuti
Executive Producer:
Adam Jessel

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