Advocates warn migration crackdown could aid domestic abusers
More than 80 per cent of clients at the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre's main legal practice faced immigration-related domestic and family violence issues.
Domestic-violence advocates warn that proposed measures targeting visa overstayers could give abusers greater leverage over migrant partners. The government and opposition say their policies target unlawful migration and are not intended to punish victims.
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AllegedDomestic and family violence victim-survivor advocates say a crackdown on visa overstayers will embolden abusers.
“A crackdown on visa overstayers will only embolden abusers who weaponise Australia's migration system, domestic violence victim-survivor advocates say.”
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More than 80 per cent of clients at the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre's main legal practice faced immigration-related domestic and family violence issues.
“She estimated more than 80 per cent of clients at Immigration Advice and Rights Centre's main legal practice faced immigration-related domestic and family violence issues.”
Immigration Minister Tony Burke flagged a return to the pre-2015 policy of placing visa overstayers in immigration detention centres.
“Immigration Minister Tony Burke flagged a return to pre-2015 immigration policy where those who overstayed their visa were placed in immigration detention centres.”