MANY of the 335 asylum-seekers once destined for Malaysia will be heading from Christmas Island to the mainland in the coming days, with the potential for some to be processed within the community.
The planned move to the mainland after the High Court last week struck down the Malaysia Solution was slated as the influx of asylum-seekers forced Canberra to consider funding a full-time psychologist to counsel Christmas Island locals.
Family groups and unaccompanied minors are expected to be the first in the group to be flown off the Indian Ocean island and yesterday a group of men being held at the family camp happily shot hoops.
The Middle Eastern men signalled "peace" to The Australian and were happy to be photographed playing on a tennis court in their detention compound known as Construction Camp.
A parliamentary inquiry heard yesterday the island's hospital was dealing with two to three locals a day presenting with psychological issues and a growing population has resulted in general emergency presentations increasing by 80 per cent over four years.
Indian Ocean Territories Health Services director of public health Julie Graham said there was a flow-on effect for people on the island from the detention industry and mental health problems were not just confined to detention centre workers.
She told the hearing patients with mental health problems were now working longer hours to service the booming detention industry that had been created by asylum-seekers.
A psychologist is available to community members only one day a week.
Back in the detention centre, the men and their families are understood to not yet know of their fate and when they may be sent to the mainland but it could be as early as tomorrow.
The family groups may end up living in community detention arrangements while they have their claims processed. The other option the Department of Immigration and Citizenship is considering is whether to put them in what they call alternative places of detention, such as the old Inverbrackie army estate in the Adelaide Hills.
This is also what is being considered for the 57 unaccompanied minors among the 335 people. They are still being detained on the outskirts of the jungle and are yet to start schooling.
There is possibility that single men from the group the Gillard government wanted to send to Malaysia will be sent to the mainland, though they are more likely to end up in detention centres instead of in the community.(theaustralian.com.au)
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Asylum-seekers head for mainland from Christmas Island

MANY of the 335 asylum-seekers once destined for Malaysia will be heading from Christmas Island to the mainland in the coming days, with th...
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THE failed Malaysian solution will mean 600 asylum seekers a month would flood into Australian waters, overwhelming mainland detention centres and potentially sparking social unrest like the recent London riots, the government has admitted.
The figure assumes a return to the record levels of boat arrivals of 2010 last year, but instead of being filtered through offshore detention, asylum seekers are likely to be put directly into centres on the mainland like Villawood.
Such a scenario, the government warned yesterday, would overwhelm mainland detention centres within a year, sparking social tensions when asylum seekers overflowed into the community.
The stark future for border protection _  a result of the High Court's decision last week to kill off the Malaysian solution _ , scuttling plans to send 800 asylum seekers sent there, was given to Opposition Leader Tony Abbott  yesterday in a briefing organised by Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
The government was forced to admit the cost of its bungled policy in its attempt to wedge Mr  Abbott on the issue, and persuade Mr Abbott to support the Malaysian solution through possible changes to the Migration Act.
Mr Abbott was told the Malaysian solution was the only way to break the people-smuggling racket, and that Nauru or Manus Island would not work on their own.
But the briefing came six hours after the Government released the same material to journalists in Canberra and while the PM was in New Zealand.
The tactic appeared to have failed as Mr Abbott was not entertaining a revival of the Malaysia solution last night.
"I restate our willingness to put beyond legal doubt offshore processing at Manus Island and Nauru," he said in a letter to the prime minister.
Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison, who warned of terrible conditions for refugees in Malaysia, said the Coalition had been consistent on its policy.
"Our concern about the Malaysia solution predated the High Court judgment, our concerns about that judgment continue," he said.
"The problem the government has is they have no policy."He said the Coalition would consider legislation drafted by the government.
The revelation comes as Ms Gillard announced she was cutting short her trip to New Zealand a day early, missing out on a Pacific Island.
Forum gala dinner. She will arrive back in Australia tomorrow afternoon.
A spokesperson from the PM's office said there was no specific reason why she was coming back a day early. But a function with the Wallabies was brought forward so she could attend.
Many of the 335 asylum seekers once destined for Malaysia will be heading to the mainland in the coming days, with the potential for some to be processed within the community.
Family groups and unaccompanied minors are expected to be the first in the group to be flown off Christmas Island. (dailytelegraph.com.au)
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Tony Abbott told to expect rioting over failure of Malaysian Solution

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El Gobierno de Melilla ha relacionado el aumento de inmigrantes interceptados en la "Operación Feriante" de este año con el "colapso" que están sufriendo los centros de menores acogidos de la Consejería de Bienestar Social desde hace varias semanas.
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En rueda de prensa, el consejero de Seguridad Ciudadana, Francisco Javier Calderón, ha recordado que se ha producido "un repunte muy significativo" en la entrada de menores extranjeros no acompañados a Melilla "y eso ha dado como reflejo que ha habido una mayor incidencia en aquellos que querían intentar acceder de manera inadecuada a la Península".

Calderón ha explicado que la Policía Local interceptó en la primera jornada de la Operación Feriante a 24 menores, que fueron devueltos a los centros de acogida dependientes de la Consejería de Bienestar Social.

Sin embargo, la Policía Local no ha logrado interceptar a ningún inmigrante más en la segunda fase de este dispositivo, relativa a la madrugada y la mañana de hoy.

Según ha explicado el consejero, la labor del cuerpo municipal de seguridad en este dispositivo era "colaborar" con la Policía Nacional y la Guardia Civil para impedir que los inmigrantes llegaran a embarcar como polizones, sobre todo impidiendo en las calles adyacentes el acceso al recinto ferial durante el desmontaje de las atracciones.

Calderón ha afirmado que los agentes de la Policía Local "han sacado a inmigrantes de los sitios más insospechados" en el interior de las atracciones, ya que buscaban cualquier hueco, incluso, aunque se les viera.(infomelilla.com)



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El Gobierno relaciona los datos de la 'Operación Feriante' con el 'colapso' de los centros de menores

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''Abbiamo presentato un'interrogazione in merito alla cronica carenza a Roma, e nel Lazio, di posti nei centri di prima accoglienza per minori stranieri non accompagnati che ormai sta diventando una vera e propria emergenza''. Lo annunciano i Dichiarazione dei Consiglieri Regionali Giuseppe Rossodivita e Rocco Berardo, Lista Bonino Pannella Federalisti Europei.

''E' noto ormai - affermano - che nella Capitale la Polizia Municipale, non essendoci quasi mai disponibilita' di posti, su disposizione del V Dipartimento del Comune accompagna i giovani in Centri di prima accoglienza distanti anche centinaia di chilometri, con evidente disagio e pericolo per il minore e per gli agenti.Chiediamo che l'amministrazione regionale effettui un monitoraggio per quantificare il fabbisogno nella regione di centri di prima accoglienza per minori per prendere immediatamente i necessari provvedimenti''.
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RADICALI, CRONICA CARENZA CENTRI ACCOGLIENZA MINORI

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The Refugee Action Collective claims that the detention centre at Broadmeadows has been fortified with more fencing, despite Federal Government promises to run the facility as a hostel.
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen committed to transforming the centre in June.
"When the number of unaccompanied minors at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) falls to about 50, I have asked the department to operate this facility as a more open, hostel-style facility for unaccompanied minors," he said at the time.
The population at the MITA currently stands at 16 and has been around 50 for more than three months.
Regular visitor and Refugee Action Collective volunteer Kristalo Hlysicos said that it is just another broken promise.
"Certainly it is absolutely true to say that fencing has gone up," she said.
"When we were going into the centre some three or four months ago, the boys could see outside somewhat."
An Immigration Department spokesperson said in a statement that the additional fencing is temporary in nature and relates to the construction of a gymnasium and visitors area which should be finished at the end of February 2012.
The department also said that the adequacy of the permanent fencing is being investigated but no work has been commissioned.
"The department does not discuss specific details of upgrades for operational reasons," the statement said.
Ms Hlysicos claims that the numbers at MITA dropped dramatically two-and-a half weeks ago when the majority of unaccompanied minors were put into community detention.
"I don't understand why you would put up fencing to lock anyone inside any further and to shut them off from the outside world," she said.
The Immigration Department maintains that the government is still committed to changing the style of accommodation at MITA and is working to determine which refugees would be suitable. (abc.net.au)
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The Refugee Action Collective claims that the detention centre at Broadmeadows has been fortified with more fencing, despite Federal Government promises to run the facility as a hostel.

The Refugee Action Collective claims that the detention centre at Broadmeadows has been fortified with more fencing, despite Federal Governm...
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