{"id":16864,"date":"2025-10-07T22:41:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=16864"},"modified":"2025-10-07T22:41:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:41:52","slug":"last-minute-legal-intervention-stops-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=16864","title":{"rendered":"Last minute legal intervention stops removal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last minute legal invention on Tuesday night (7 October) has stopped the removal&nbsp;of Chinese asylum seeker, &#8220;Ling&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ling was already at the Melbourne international&nbsp;airport after being taken from MITA detention centre by Border Force officers on Tuesday afternoon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Border Force was forced to end the removal attempt after lawyers made them aware that Ling&nbsp;had made a protection claim.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There is no excuse for Ling&#8217;s disgraceful treatment by Border Force, she has been put through an extremely\u00a0traumatic experience for no reason. Her right to asylum was ignored&#8221;, said Ian Rintoul, &#8220;There must be a thorough investigation to prevent such a situation happening ever again.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Ling made Border Force officers aware of her protection claim and made it known to them that she was making a protection claim. But she was ignored. That kind of contempt for refugee rights puts lives at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Border force was aware, the Minister&#8217;s office was aware, the detention management was informed; someone&nbsp;must be held to account. The detention management refused to contact&nbsp;Border&nbsp;Force or the MITA removals unit, saying that they just followed Border Force orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Seeking asylum is a right.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information contact&nbsp;Ian Rintoul 0417 275 713<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last minute legal invention on Tuesday night 7 October has stopped the removal\u00a0of Chinese asylum seeker, 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