Two Armenian children, whose mother was deported last year from Netherlands, have gone into hiding as they face imminent deportation, BBC reported. 

Earlier, the court ruled the Justice Ministry may not grant a residence permit for Howick and Lily, whose mother was deported from the country last August. In a letter to Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, the children's mother said they were currently “in hiding” and in “a safe place”.

"The stress is so high that I'm scared my children will break down if this goes ahead," she wrote.

The children were on a talk show on Dutch TV, where they said they were really shocked at the news of their deportation.

“We belong here. They say you're going back to Armenia but where am I going back to?” said Lily.

The children only have the right to asylum in the Netherlands if they fear they will be persecuted or endangered by the Armenian authorities and there is no question of this, the court ruled. In addition, help is available for the children when they return if their mother is unable to care for them, as has been claimed. ‘The children will not end up on the streets’, the court said.

Last yer it was decided to deport Armina Hambartsjumian—the mother of Lily, 11, and Howick, 12—to Armenia from the migrant center, where they lived. The children were not at home when their mother was picked up and their whereabouts are unknown. She has also refused to say where they are. Armina was deported in August last year. Her children were found a week later.