Protests outside court support family in deportation case

Protesters outside Federal Court in Melbourne

Protesters outside Federal Court in Melbourne Source: SBS

Demonstrators have protested outside the Federal Court in Melbourne in support of a Sri Lankan family facing deportation. The family was taken from its home in Queensland to a Melbourne immigration detention centre earlier this year. Now, lawyers and community supporters are fighting to keep the family from being thrown out of the country. Gareth Boreham reports.



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