College of Stirling pupil Muhammad Rauf Waris, from Pakistan, is being held at Dungavel Immigration Removing Centre in South Lanarkshire, Scotland the place he has been for over seven weeks.

The postgraduate pupil is accused of working greater than the authorized restrict for worldwide college students of 20 hours and has due to this fact had his visa cancelled.

He has spoken of his declining psychological well being and wellbeing since being detained.

“I don’t need even my worst enemy to face this sort of psychological torture that I’m going through for the time being, as my well being may be very unhealthy since I’ve been right here,” the scholar is reported by The Nationwide to have stated.

“I can’t eat something and no matter I’m consuming, I’m vomiting subsequent minute. I’m mentally down and out, and I’m not the one one – my household is struggling due to this illegal detention.”

My household is struggling due to this illegal detention

4 pupil and human rights advocacy teams – Amnesty at College of Stirling, Scholar Motion for Refugees Stirling, NUS Scotland and No Evictions Community – collectively launched an open letter urging the Dwelling Workplace to decide on the case promptly, which they’ve invited the general public to signal.

Urging the Dwelling Workplace to not extend “the deprivation of the scholar’s liberty which has confirmed to have detrimental results on him”, the letter has to date garnered 1,241 signatures.

The letter states that the scholar has asserted that he was following his visa necessities, attending all of his courses, and finishing all of his assignments.

“The Court docket denied his utility for bail, leaving him in Dungavel awaiting a call on whether or not his case could be judicially reviewed,” it continued.

We stand in full solidarity and hope to welcome him again in our group on the College of Stirling as quickly as potential!

Please signal our open letter right here: https://t.co/ywrEZSSH53 pic.twitter.com/8jufFgWoIB

— College of Stirling Amnesty (@stiruniamnesty) August 13, 2023

“Indefinite detention is merciless and unfair” learn a picture shared by Amnesty at Stirling College.

“Indefinite detention is merciless and unfair”

The teams have develop into “more and more apprehensive” in regards to the pupil, they stated, particularly concerning his well being, and are “appalled” by the best way the case has been dealt with.

“Regardless of having offered the Dwelling Workplace with proof to assist that he was following the situations of his visa over a month in the past, they’re but to overview his case,” it continued.

The PIE approached the Dwelling Workplace for remark, which stated it will not touch upon particular person circumstances.

As an alternative, in an announcement, it stated “unlawful working causes untold hurt to our communities, dishonest sincere staff out of employment, placing weak folks in danger, and defrauding the general public purse”.

“The federal government is tackling unlawful immigration and the hurt it causes by eradicating these with no proper to be within the UK,” it continued.

Earlier this yr, the UK authorities stated it was contemplating rising the variety of hours worldwide college students can work throughout their research in a bid to fill job vacancies throughout the nation.

Though the Dwelling Workplace said it doesn’t touch upon particular person circumstances, based on The Nationwide, a supply within the division stated authorities had “credible proof” the scholar had breached the phrases of his visa.

The PIE additionally reached out to the College of Stirling for remark.

“Whereas the college can’t touch upon people, we will affirm that we’re conscious of this case and are in contact with the scholar’s authorized representatives,” a spokesperson for the college stated.