The lawyer for a Tamil family that has been detained on Christmas island has expressed scepticism at the prospect of her clients being resettled in New Zealand or the United States.
Immigration Lawyer Carina Ford told SBS News on Wednesday the family has received no communication about the resettlement options after government ministers appeared to canvas the possibility.
"I do know that the Minister for Home Affairs, Ms Andrews, has indicated that there are two options there and the United States and New Zealand are both in the frame," she told Sydney radio 2GB.Renewed calls for Biloela Tamil family to be resettled in Australia as daughter receives urgent medical treatment
“It’s just hard to know was it a throwaway line that other things are up for discussion or is there something more concrete.” “We are going through the process now of investigating a range of resettlement options in relation to a number of different circumstances here in Australia,” she told reporters.
Priya and Nades came to Australia separately by boat in 2012 and 2013, where they met and gave birth to their two daughters.
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