She has no family except a grandmother with dementia and an aunt and is likely to be forced to live in an orphanage.

The Bodmin College student was taken in by Terence and Heather Voysey, who she now calls her parents.

The Voyseys are waiting for a High Court date for their appeal against the Home Office's decision to refuse Iryna the right to remain in the UK.

Earlier this year she wrote to Home Secretary Theresa May, pleading with her for a chance to stay in Britain.

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By Zoie O'Brien, Express (UK), December 3, 2015