The mother of a six-year-old autistic boy who is facing deportation says that neither the boy nor his twin sister, Melissa, have received inoculation shots.
This is despite last month's decision by the Department of Justice to grant the Nigerian family a four-week reprieve to allow them to receive vaccinations before returning to Nigeria.
Olivia Agbonlahor, who fears her son, Great, would be treated as an outcast in Nigeria, also says she has been given "no idea" of when any deportation might occur.
However, she added yesterday, her understanding was that, failing an intervention by Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan, she would have to pack her bags in the expectation that she could be deported when she reported to Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) offices next week.
In a separate development, supporters of the family yesterday strongly criticised a decision to ask the Agbonlahor family - who had been told to report to GNIB offices in Dublin's city centre yesterday - to instead sign on at the State-run Balseskin reception centre in Finglas.
Upon hearing that they would not be appearing, Rosanna Flynn, spokeswoman for Residents against Racism, claimed that the move to ask the family to sign on "away from the media glare" was unprecedented. Sinn Féin councillor Daithí Doolan, who joined the protest, also labelled it a "cowardly reaction" to the popular support which the family had received.
Ms Agbonlahor told The Irish Timesthe family had left their home in Killarney, Co Kerry, at 8.30am yesterday to travel to Dublin.
They were then informed they did not need to travel to the GNIB offices to sign in and were told to register again on August 14th.
She said she was "begging" Mr Lenihan to allow her family to remain in Ireland and was surprised that the children had not been given inoculation shots.
"Maybe its a good thing . . . or maybe they will do them here in Dublin," she said. "The situation is getting harder and harder every day. In Killarney we had friends and activities for Great . . . but there is nothing for him to do here, he's just jumping around, making noise."
A spokesman for the Department of Justice said the decision to ask the Agbonlahors to sign on at Balseskin House rather than GNIB headquarters was an "operational matter" for the Garda. He added that the Minister's position on the matter had not changed.