Titilayo Oluwakemi Oyekanmi
Titilayo Oluwakemi Oyekanmi is a Nigerian national who sought asylum in Ireland with her three sons after experiencing xenophobic violence in South Africa. Facing a deportation order, she advocates for her family's right to remain in the country, emphasizing her desire to work and contribute positively to the community.
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The family was at the centre of a large protest outside the Department of Justice earlier this month.
Chartered flights now ‘routine’ says Minister as 63 South Africans deported – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-03-01
Titilayo Oluwakemi Oyekanmi said she and her three sons are being deported to South Africa on Saturday.
Family at centre of Department of Justice protest to be deported to South Africa – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-28
Titilayo Oluwakemi Oyekanmi arrived in the State in late 2023 with her three sons and is facing deportation to South Africa.
Family facing deportation to South Africa ‘relieved’ by temporary reprieve – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-22
Titilayo fears for the lives of herself and her sons if they are sent back to South Africa.
South Dublin community urges quashing of deportation order against family – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-10
Titilayo said she fears for their lives if they are sent back to South Africa.
David Gillick among those calling for South African teen and family not to be deported – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-06
