Thousands trapped for years in a 'fast-track' visa system

Update: 2024-03-26

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There are about 9,000 asylum seekers who arrived in Australia over a decade ago and who remain caught in a Coalition-era system designed to 'fast-track' their claims. Thousands of them were children when they first came to Australia; they're now young adults with restrictive six-month bridging visas, living with the fear they could be deported from the country they now call home. A group of crossbenchers and refugee advocates is demanding the Immigration Minister end the decade-long delay and offer these migrants permanent status.

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Thousands trapped for years in a 'fast-track' visa system

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Thousands trapped for years in a 'fast-track' visa system

Thousands trapped for years in a 'fast-track' visa system