Co Wicklow schoolboy Eric Zhi Ying Xue has been granted leave to remain in Ireland , according to his schoolMaeve Tierney of St Cronan’s School, Bray had been behind a petition to help save the boy from deportation. Eric, although born in Ireland, is not a citizen and had been facing deportation even though he has never lived abroad. Eric is safe from deportation and his future in Ireland is assured. She had exhausted all legal avenues to prevent deportation, which prompted the school to launch an online petition. The online petition stated: “Eric was born in Ireland but is not an Irish citizen and has never been out of the country.

Source: The Irish Times December 17, 2019 18:45 UTC