Mr Corbryn has called for Somer and Areeb Umeed Bakhsh, who attend Possilpark Parish Church, to be allowed to stay in Glasgow with their family.
“Let’s put the h word – human – into our processes,” he said.
“Somer and Areeb are wonderful boys, have made great achievements in school and have wonderful parents.”
On Wednesday Mr Corbyn and Scottish Labour Party leader Richard Leonard spent around an hour with the boys and their parents, listening to their story, and those of many other asylum seekers supported by the Church of Scotland.
Almost 83,000 people have signed an online petition calling on the Home Office not to deport the 15-year-old ad 13-year-old.
They fear they will be killed by Islamic extremists if they are forced to return to Pakistan.
Somer and Areeb have lived in Glasgow with their parents since their family fled the Muslim country in 2012 after their father was subjected to death threats due to his Christian faith.
However, according to the Church of Scotland, the UK Government has repeatedly rejected the family’s plea for asylum, largely because officials do not believe they would be at risk.
Pakistan carries the death penalty for blasphemy.
“I urge the Home Secretary to stop the hostile environment and recognise the human value of those who have decided to make their homes in this country because of the oppression they face back…
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