'Brilliant student' headed for Oxford University fears deportation

Brian White, who began life in a Zimbabwean orphanage, has lived in the UK since he was 15

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A 21-year-old from Wolverhampton, UK, could lose his place to study at Oxford University because of issues with his citizenship.

Described by the university as a "brilliant student", Brian White has had to defer the offer to study chemistry and fears deportation if he is not granted leave to remain by the UK Home Office.

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