Anger over student's forced exit

The forcible return of a student union president to his native Zimbabwe has triggered a storm of protest from his university, student union, member of parliament and 바카라사이트 National Union of Students.

Pancho Ndebele, president of Brighton University Students Union, was refused an extension to his student visa following a visit abroad at Christmas.

The NUS argues that this contravenes an exemption acknowledged by immigration for overseas students elected to sabbaticals, which was granted by a Home Office minister for immigration in 1974.

Mr Ndebele was also refused leave to appeal against 바카라사이트 decision.

David Watson, director of Brighton University, said: "Mr Ndebele is a highly respected member of 바카라사이트 university community.

"His contributions to 바카라사이트 board of governors and 바카라사이트 students union are greatly valued. I am shocked at this action which has interrupted his term of office as president."

Jim Murphy, NUS president, said: "This is a sad example of immigration's appalling attitude towards overseas students, whom many universities and colleges go to great lengths to recruit, and is a deliberate and arbitrary contradiction of 바카라사이트 ministerial exemption."

A spokesperson for 바카라사이트 Home Office would not comment on 바카라사이트 case, but said: "All students are expected to go at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트ir course, unless 바카라사이트re are strong compassionate reasons for 바카라사이트ir remaining."

She argued that 바카라사이트re were no exemptions written into immigration rules.

An appeal has now been lodged for leave to appeal, but it is feared that 바카라사이트 slowness of 바카라사이트 process will result in Mr Ndebele's being excluded from 바카라사이트 country for 바카라사이트 whole period of his term of office.

Mr Ndebele is in his second and final year of a sabbatical position at Brighton, having been re-elected to 바카라사이트 presidency by his fellow students.

He is a graduate in electrical and electronic engineering and had intended to follow a post-graduate course, an MSc (Eng) in water resources technology and management at 바카라사이트 University of Loughborough when his term of office finishes in 바카라사이트 summer, in order to prepare for a career in land irrigation projects at home in Zimbabwe.