Australia rules offshore detention legal

The High Court in Australia has ruled that the government’s offshore detention policy for asylum seekers is lawful.
The verdict, announced on Wednesday, paves the way for 267 asylum-seekers currently in Australia to be deported to the Pacific island of Nauru.

The group includes 39 children as well as 33 babies who were born in Australia.

Dorsa Jabbari reports.


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