Australia is reportedly about to sign a refugee resettlement deal with the United States that would see the closure of its much-criticized offshore immigration detainee centers on Manus Island and Nauru.
Any deal would take place prior to U.S. presidential election winner Donald Trump taking office.
Trump called for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" during his election campaign, and many of those in the centers are Muslim.
The Australian newspaper reported Friday that an agreement with the U.S. could be announced within days.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has refused to be drawn on specifics, but earlier this week he stated that he is in "sensitive discussions with a number of countries" to relocate refugees from Manus and Nauru in a third country.
On Tuesday, the ABC reported that Dutton will soon be releasing more details on a deal.
[dailysabah.com]
11/11/16
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Any deal would take place prior to U.S. presidential election winner Donald Trump taking office.
Trump called for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" during his election campaign, and many of those in the centers are Muslim.
The Australian newspaper reported Friday that an agreement with the U.S. could be announced within days.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has refused to be drawn on specifics, but earlier this week he stated that he is in "sensitive discussions with a number of countries" to relocate refugees from Manus and Nauru in a third country.
On Tuesday, the ABC reported that Dutton will soon be releasing more details on a deal.
[dailysabah.com]
11/11/16
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