 DCU's Student Union hosted a photo call today to raise awareness for Shepard Makaya's situation. Shepard is a second year DCU student who faces deportation this weekend. The SU have reached out to Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan to prevent this from happening. It came very well. To be honest with you, I'm really appreciative of how everyone has come to support. Everything went well. I'm really happy with how things went. Thank you very much everyone for your support. Please continue to sign the petition and I really thank you. I'm so grateful and I don't know how to thank you. I'm really really thankful for the support that you've given me. Thanks again. Shepard is originally from Zimbabwe but has been living in Ireland for the past nine years. He has been living in a direct provision centre in Leish. So after this photo call we're taking the photo and we're doing a press release. We're sending it to every outlet nationwide with the statements on exactly why we're doing this and why Shepard needs this. If the first mobilisation of our students on this movement would start at last night it's amazing to see so many people here already. The first of two as we're going again tomorrow. DCU SU have also organised a protest which will take place outside the Department of Justice tomorrow to stop Shepard's deportation. I'm Cotch Caden with DCU TV News.