Anisa (14) and Samian (12) are facing deportation from the UK. They have been living here with their loving foster family since they were abandoned by their parents in January 2013. Anisa and Samian are both profoundly deaf. They have attended mainstream schools in Tower Hamlets and are now at a specialist school where they are learning British Sign Language (BSL). Their foster family, with the support of Tower Hamlets education authority staff, are also learning BSL.

The Home Office claim that Anisa, Samian and their foster family are lying. They claim they are still in touch with the children's parents, but have provided no evidence to support this. There is an appeal hearing to decide the case on 30th March.

As members of the local community, we demand that Anisa and Samian are allowed to stay in the UK where they have an established network of care, support, friendship and specialist schooling which meets their communication and educational needs. If deported, they go back to a very uncertain future in Bangladesh. It is disgraceful that such vulnerable young people should be treated in this callous way by the British Government.