'This agreement will transform the lives of hundreds of refugees who fled persecution... but the announcement also leaves hundreds behind.' 9News
detention system, however advocacy groups are concerned some people will be left behind.
"As generous as the New Zealand offer is, more than 500 people affected by the offshore processing policy – most of them with refugee status – will be left with nowhere to go even if the current resettlement options to the United States and Canada and the offer of 450 places in New Zealand are fully utilised," Mr Power said.
"If all of these places are filled and 450 refugees are resettled to New Zealand, 505 people in Nauru, PNG and Australia will be left with no solution."Human Rights Law Centre senior lawyer Scott Cosgriff echoed the Refugee Council of Australia's statements and claimed hundreds detained on Manus Island and in Papua New Guinea would also be left behind.
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