http://www.csamuel.org/2005/02/05/australian-govt-mistakenly-locks-up-aussie-as-illegal-immigrant-for-10-months Computers, science, archaeology and other random burblings Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:02:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.csamuel.org/2005/02/05/australian-govt-mistakenly-locks-up-aussie-as-illegal-immigrant-for-10-months/comment-page-1#comment-620 26 More Aussies Locked Up Mistakenly By Own Government at The Musings of Chris Samuel Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:50:48 +0000 #comment-620 [...] That’s right - the Australian Government hasn’t just managed to lock up one of its own nationals as an illegal immigrant by mistake once, twice or three times (not to mention wrongfully deporting someone), it’s actually managed to do it an extra 26 times in the last 10 years. Mr Georganas says the reply last week from the Attorney-General and former immigration minister Philip Ruddock confirmed most cases have been settled out of court. [...] [...] That’s right – the Australian Government hasn’t just managed to lock up one of its own nationals as an illegal immigrant by mistake once, twice or three times (not to mention wrongfully deporting someone), it’s actually managed to do it an extra 26 times in the last 10 years. Mr Georganas says the reply last week from the Attorney-General and former immigration minister Philip Ruddock confirmed most cases have been settled out of court. [...]

]]> http://www.csamuel.org/2005/02/05/australian-govt-mistakenly-locks-up-aussie-as-illegal-immigrant-for-10-months/comment-page-1#comment-77 The Musings of Chris Samuel » Blog Archive » Yet Another Mistaken Detention of an Australian as an “Illegal Immigrant” Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:52:16 +0000 #comment-77 [...] So, about a year after Cornelia Rau was found locked up, the subsequent ongoing enquiry, then the disclosure of the wrongful deportation of Vivian Alvarez Solon (another Australian who was reported as a missing person when DIMIA spirited them away) the Federal Minister for Immigration announces another mistaken detention of an Australian with mental health problems. [...] [...] So, about a year after Cornelia Rau was found locked up, the subsequent ongoing enquiry, then the disclosure of the wrongful deportation of Vivian Alvarez Solon (another Australian who was reported as a missing person when DIMIA spirited them away) the Federal Minister for Immigration announces another mistaken detention of an Australian with mental health problems. [...]

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