Bring Irene Home
Please help us fight to keep our family together
I wanted to update the page as events have changed dramatically since the page was set up
As everyone is now aware Irene was deported on Sunday
https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilydugan/a-grandmother-has-been-deported-with-just-ps12-in-her-pocket
I have now instructed Legal representation and will keep everyone updated throughout
I would also personally like to Thank everyone who has donated and also for your kind words of support which has been totally overwhelming
A timeline of the past 30 years can be found in previous updates
Irene has been robbed of a normal family life with her husband and 2 sons long enough and all she is guilty of is spending to long outside the UK looking after her sick parents
Hopefully we get the happy ending we as a family deserve
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For 30 years, my sister-in-law Irene has lived in Britain after arriving here from Singapore. She has a British husband, two wonderful British children and a granddaughter she dotes upon.
She has worked hard for those 30 years raising her family and being an important and beloved member of the local community.
Now, because of insensitive and unfair government rules, she has been taken away to a detention centre and has been told she will be deported.
Her husband John - my brother - is seriously ill and Irene is his sole caretaker. Without her to look after him, we’re all worried for him, and to rip apart a family after 30 years of happiness seems so unfair.
Irene has never claimed benefits in the UK. John has worked his entire adult life. We need to fight to keep them together so he has someone to care for him, and so she can stay with her family, where her home is.
Irene has nowhere to go in Singapore, both her parents have passed away - her whole life is here in Britain. It would be heartbreaking for all of us to see her go.
We need to raise £10,000 for legal fees to fight this injustice. Anything you can donate to our family so we can fight back against this unfair, draconian decision that threatens our family is so very appreciated. Please spread the word and share.
Thank you so much,
Angela Clennell, Irene's sister-in-law