More refugees on Nauru sent to US

Australia has now sent 286 refugees on Manus Island and Nauru to the United States as part of a refugee swap deal.

A further 19 asylum-seekers on Nauru have been sent to the United States as part of the refugee swap deal.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said the refugees left Nauru on Sunday, taking the number of people who have left Manus Island and Nauru to go to the US to 286.

The swap deal was agreed to with President Barack Obama and was continued, despite resistance, under President Donald Trump.