Home Affairs apologises for letters telling asylum seekers to leave

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Signage for the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs is seen in Melbourne, Saturday, January 15, 2022. Source: AAP / JAMES ROSS/AAPIMAGE

The Federal Minister for Home Affairs says letters telling refugees and asylum seekers to leave the country were 'not appropriate' and sent out by error. Hundreds of letters and emails were sent in September and October, and refugee advocates say it's left many traumatised. A story by Pablo Vinales and Claire Slattery, SBS News & Produced by RaySel for SBS Tamil.



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