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Australian Government Asks U.S. to Take Detainees

posted by janrinok on Friday February 03 2017, @05:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the should-have-had-it-in-writing dept.

butthurt writes:

The AAP via the Herald Sun (News Corp) reports on a deal between the Australian government and the former U.S. administration. Under the arrangement, people seeking asylum in Australia—who have, controversially, been detained in centres on Nauru and on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea—would have been resettled in the United States. However, according to the story, the plan is now in question due to the change in leadership there.

According to The Guardian , "the U.S. could resettle zero refugees from Manus Island and Nauru and still be 'honouring' the deal."

related story:
Manus Island Centre Deemed Illegal; Detainees Seek Compensation

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 03 2017, @06:42AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 03 2017, @06:42AM (#462252)

    Obama made that deal after November 8th. Given that Trump's position on refugees was obviously different, that was some backstabbing work by the Obama team.

  • (Score: 2) by Sulla on Friday February 03 2017, @07:01AM

    by Sulla (5173) on Friday February 03 2017, @07:01AM (#462255) Journal

    A lame duck president is still president. Obma could have done this as a jab, but certainly the Aussies knew what would happen with the deal as well. I put more blame on the Australian govt for making a deal they knew would fail after dong jack shit for years, than I do on Obama for at least bringing the issue into the spotlight even knowing it would not go through.

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