As of July 31, there were 98,979 people whose protection visa application had been denied but were yet to be deported while 27,100 were awaiting a decision, according to the Department of Home Affairs.
“Undoubtedly the case is that there’s an increasing number of student visa holders applying for asylum,” said Dr Abul Rizvi, former deputy secretary of the Immigration Department, who has warned the government must urgently take steps to clear the deportation backlog that has steadily grown since 2015.
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Most of those granted asylum were from countries including war-torn Myanmar, Malaysia — where LGBT people face persecution — and Iran.
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Just what we need. More gays and terrorists. /sarc
