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Biloela Tamil family deportation case: the truth behind the claims
We fact-check some of the assertions made by Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton

A Sri Lankan family, who lived in Biloela until they were detained in a predawn raid last year, have been the focus of enormous public outcry since the Australian government attempted to deport them last week. Their asylum claims have been rejected and ministerial intervention has been refused.Scott Morrison and his home affairs minister, Peter Dutton, have defended the government’s actions, saying it can’t make exceptions based on community sentiment because to do so would send a positive signal to people smugglers.But as pressure continues to mount, some of their claims warrant examination.

Has the minister ever intervened on behalf of people who sought asylum by boat?On Wednesday morning Morrison spoke to 3AW radio’s Neil Mitchell.Both Morrison and Mitchell used the term “illegal immigrants” to refer to people who sought asylum in Australia by boat.

Mitchell asked Morrison if the minister had ever “intervened with illegal immigrants”, noting that he had used his intervention powers more than 4,000 times.Morrison replied: “Not to my knowledge. I’m not aware of all those 4,000 cases. There are many of them, I used to be an immigration minister.“I cannot recall an occasion where I would have done that … and there are many cases where I intervened in those cases [of non-illegal immigrants].”The home affairs minister has an extraordinary amount of discretionary power at his disposal, and he has often used it.

There is at least one known, reported case of Dutton intervening on behalf of someone the government would describe as an illegal immigrant.In July, Guardian Australia revealed Dutton approved a plan to bring a refugee child to Australia after he was lobbied by Nauruan authorities. The stateless Rohingya boy, whose parents were murdered in front of him in Myanmar, arrived on Christmas Island by boat in October 2013. He spent a number of years on Nauru before Dutton agreed to let him settle in Australia with two relatives.Separately, among the more than 4,000 cases of ministerial-level intervention are the infamous au pairs.The minister has also intervened in other cases that have prompted community concern, including families facing deportation because a member has a health condition or disability which excludes them from getting a visa.There is also convicted drug trafficker William Betham, whose visa was cancelled in 2016 on character grounds. Nine newspapers reported this year that Betham was in detention ahead of potential deportation in 2017 when his visa was returned and he was released. Restoration of a visa is a decision for ministers, assistant ministers or a delegated department official. Dutton’s office said the case was decided at the department level.

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/04/biloela-tamil-family-deportation-case-the-truth-behind-the-claims

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theres a process for coming to this country use it and there isn't a problem they can afford to pay people smugglers an airfare would be cheaper at a guess jmt
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