threatened with deportation.

Eva Robotham Hayward ran into trouble with the Department of Immigration after she divorced her Bermudian husband and remained on the Island with her six-year-old son.

The situation escalated until Ms Hayward was slapped in the Co-Ed Facility on April 3 by Immigration officials who planned to deport her the following morning.

Quick action by her lawyer Victoria Pearman delayed the abrupt send off as she filed a writ for Ms Hayward against the deportation.

Acting Chief Justice Norma Wade stayed the order and heard the matter in her chambers on April 9 where the Attorney General's Chambers were represented by Crown Counsels Phillip Storr and Nita Grewal.

Ms Pearman said: "We went to the hearing on Wednesday morning and made legal arguments. The Crown has agreed to allow her to leave voluntarily and not execute the deportation order.

"No charges were laid against her but the fact of the matter is she has been detained throughout.'' Ms Pearman said she requested permission for her client to have time to make the necessary arrangements before leaving which was granted but then bail was denied.

"We were given a grace period but the Crown insisted that she stay in custody until she left.'' Ms Hayward's family on the Island was now making arrangements for the woman and her son, continued Ms Pearman. Ms Hayward is expected to be out of the Island by Monday.