Saturday, August 20, 2005

[Australia] Asylum seeker kids lose right to stay / The Age, 19 Aug 2005

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"Sixteen young children born in Australia to asylum seeker parents have lost their Federal Court battle to stay in the country.
The children, aged between one and nine, were born in Australia to parents who sought asylum here after arriving from countries including Colombia, Korea, Indonesia and Fiji. The full bench of the Federal Court dismissed the children's appeal against an amendment to the Australian Citizenship Act that says a child is recognised as a citizen only if their parents are residents or citizens."