Church of Scotland minister Rev Brian Casey launched a petition to help keep Giorgi Kakava in Scotland on Thursday, with more than 50,000 people having signed it in the last three days.
The youngster was just three when he fled Georgia with his mother Sopio Baikhadze, after she discovered his father – who later died – owed money to gangsters there.
The minister, who met the boy at primary school, became more involved with helping him when his mother – who was known as Sophie – died in February after suffering a “long and painful illness”.
Rev Casey, of Springburn Parish Church, said: “I conducted her funeral and have been supporting Giorgi ever since.
“Sophie was in the middle of an asylum application when she died and this has left Giorgi at threat of deportation to a country he doesn’t know and a language he cannot speak.”
The minister said: “Giorgi came here after his mother discovered that his father owed money to gangsters. They threatened Georgi’s life and his mum Sophie fled Georgia and came to Glasgow.
“I have known Giorgi since he went to the primary school I am the chaplain for and he is a gentle, thoughtful, intelligent and funny boy. A typical 10-year-old Scottish boy.”
He added: “Giorgi is, to all intents and purposes, Scottish and is doing well at his primary school. If he was returned to Georgia against his will, he would be under threat.”
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