'They are not owed protection by our country,' Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said.
The deportation of a Tamil family of asylum seekers in Australia was halted just as the plane flying them out of the country left the tarmac on Thursday.
Since then, the family has been fighting to remain in Australia, with the help of supporters across the country. In a dramatic turn of events, however, lawyers were able to secure an injunction over the phone just as the plane left the tarmac. Ford said that while that decision would ultimately lie with the government,"it would be pretty inhumane to separate the family at this time."Australia's government has remained firm, however, in its argument that the family does not qualify for refugee status.
Meanwhile, more recent appeals from the parents and on their eldest child's behalf have also failed to secure the family's protection from deportation.
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