Tony Burke working to release 11yo Sri Lankan asylum seeker held at Pontville

Immigration Minister Tony Burke says he is working to get an 11-year-old boy out of a Tasmanian detention centre as quickly as possible.

The Sri Lankan child is being held at the centre at Pontville, near Hobart, along with two older cousins.

Mr Burke visited the centre last week at met the boy.

byminori stranieri non accompagnati

in detention, Immigration Detention Centre, unacompanied minors

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Tony Burke working to release 11yo Sri Lankan asylum seeker held at Pontville

Immigration Minister Tony Burke says he is working to get an 11-year-old boy out of a Tasmanian detention centre as quickly as possible. ...

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Kent prepares for possible child asylum seeker influx

Kent County Council is preparing for a possible increase in the number of child asylum seekers entering the UK through Dover during the London 2012 Olympics.

It has postponed the closure of a centre for unaccompanied children seeking asylum because of fears more illegal immigrants could attempt to enter the country with the extra visitors for the Games.

byminori stranieri non accompagnati

in unacompanied minors

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Kent prepares for possible child asylum seeker influx

Kent County Council is preparing for a possible increase in the number of child asylum seekers entering the UK through Dover during the Lo...

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