Asylum Seekers and Australia

time: The Obama administration had agreed to resettle refugees among almost 1,300 asylum seekers held at Australia expense on the island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea, according to CBC. Australia to close controversial Manus Island refugee camp Documentary reveals secret remote island camps where Australia sends asylum seekers Cruel in the extreme Australia deliberately ignoring abuse at refugee camps, rights groups allege We deal with one administration at a time and there is only one president of the United States at a time, Turnbull told reporters, adding that the deal was reached some time ago. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would not say whether he had discussed the deal with President-elect Donald Trump during their telephone conversation on Thursday. Trump has called for a moratorium or tight restrictions on Muslim immigration. Australia refuses to resettle any refugee who has arrived by boat since the date the tough policy was announced on July 19, 2013. Most of the asylum seekers are Muslims from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.