{"id":16862,"date":"2025-10-07T20:36:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=16862"},"modified":"2025-10-07T20:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:36:35","slug":"labor-must-stop-the-removal-of-chinese-asylum-seeker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=16862","title":{"rendered":"Labor must stop the removal of Chinese asylum seeker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Albanese government is attempting to remove a 31-year-old\u00a0Chinese asylum seeker who arrived in Melbourne less than 24 hours ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Ling&#8221; (not her real name) arrived by plane in Melbourne\u00a0around 9.15pm, Monday. Her visa was cancelled on arrival.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was taken to the Melbourne Immigration\u00a0Transit Authority detention\u00a0facility, where this afternoon she spoke to lawyers requesting asylum in Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Minister&#8217;s office was also informed that the woman had been detained and that she was requesting legal assistance to make her protection application.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But\u00a0after speaking with the\u00a0lawyer this afternoon (Tuesday), she was informed she was being removed tonight. She has since been taken from MITA to Tullamarine airport by Border Force guards.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This forced removal is a return to the worst\u00a0days of previous Liberal government disregard for basic right\u00a0to seek asylum in Australia,&#8221; said Ian Rintoul , spokesperson for the Refugee\u00a0Action Coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Ling has a right for her asylum claim to be properly considered.\u00a0Labor must stop the removal\u00a0to prevent her being\u00a0returned to danger\u00a0in China.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information contact\u00a0Ian Rintoul 0417 275 713<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanese government is attempting to remove a 31-year-old\u00a0Chinese asylum seeker who arrived in Melbourne less than 24 hours 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