Govt lifts freeze on refugee processing
The six-month freeze on processing Abercrombie and Fitch
was due to expire in early October.
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says all Afghans affected will now have their claims assessed on a case-by-case basis.
“During the last six months, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship has been working to improve its Nike Air Max
understanding of the situation of asylum seekers from Afghanistan, particularly the situation of Hazaras, who comprise the majority of Afghans seeking asylum in Australia,” he said.
“The Government’s decision to lift the suspension has been informed by the additional information the Air Jordan
department has gathered from a range of sources and close collaboration with the Australian embassy in Kabul.”
Mr Bowen says it is likely the amount of successful claims will be lower than in the past.
“As a result of the more exhaustive country information, there have been a decrease in the number of primary Christain Louboutin
acceptances of claims from Afghans who are not subject to the processing pause,” he said.
“Even taking into consideration theED Hardy
possibility of some of these being overturned at review, the percentage of successful refugee claims is likely to be lower than in the past.”
Earlier this year the Government froze refugee applications of asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
But the freeze on Sri Lankans was lifted Christain Louboutin
shortly after Prime Minister Julia Gillard came to office.
The Government is expanding the Curtin detention centre and is working to open an asylum seeker processing centre in East Timor.


