Angus Council is set to back a motion urging the Home Office to review the case of an American woman living in Arbroath who is being threatened with deportation - separating her from her two young children.
Angela Smith, pictured above, who is originally from Ohio, came to Arbroath in 2007 with her then husband and children - now aged nine and 11 - after living in America for a decade.
However, she is now separated from her husband - but decided to stay in the town with her children, where she is an active member of the community and even volunteers at the lifeboat station to help to launch the lifeboat when it is needed.
But she has been threatened with deportation after immigration officials said her application for leave to remain in the country had been refused.
Now Angus councillor Peter Nield has tabled a motion, to be discussed on Thursday, appealing for the Home Secretary to reconsider.
The motion asks that the council: "respectfully requests that the Home Secretary reviews the case of Angela Smith of Arbroath, and considers the impact that may be caused to her children, were a visa not to be granted."
It further says that the council should: "fully support her application for a visa and instructs the Chief Executive to write in such terms to the Home Secretary."
It is expected that the motion will be passed at Thursday's council meeting.
Last updated: 05 November 2009, 12:04
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