A Tamil family of four — including two Australian-born toddlers — have been moved to a remote island off the coast of Indonesia, despite a court order blocking deportation, their lawyer said Saturday.
The family — who are fighting to remain in Australia because they fear persecution in Sri Lanka — were moved to Christmas Island detention facility overnight, lawyer Carina Ford said, speaking in Melbourne. “I don’t really understand the motive,” Ford said, adding that it made adequate legal representation more difficult. “The family are obviously distressed.”
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