Australia returns 79 Sri Lankan asylum seekers Australia has sent back 79 Sri Lankans who attempted to illegally migrate by boat to seek asylum in that country, pushing the number of those returned to nearly 1,400 since August 2012, the Australian Embassy said in a statement here on Thursday. When people arrive in Australia without a valid visa, any claims they make for their reasons to travel to Australia are assessed by the department, a department of immigration and citizenship (DIAC) official was quoted as saying in the statement, Xinhua reported. If these claims are not covered by Australias international obligations, they will be returned to their homeland wherever possible. Under new rules announced on July 19, anyone - including a person from Sri Lanka - who arrives in Australia by boat without a visa no longer has the chance to settle in Australia. Read more: lankasrinews/view.php?22SAld0adLZYOd403cMM322cAm52adeZBOy403eWAA2ecym5nace3JOe42
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 02:09:54 +0000
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