Commonwealth Ombudsman slams government handling of visa cancellations and deportations

By Tom McIlroy
Updated January 9 2017 - 10:23pm, first published 7:23pm
A spokeswoman for Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the government made no apologies for strengthening deportation laws "to further protect the Australian community". Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A spokeswoman for Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the government made no apologies for strengthening deportation laws "to further protect the Australian community". Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The Commonwealth Ombudsman has produced two scathing reports on practices by Australian immigration authorities.

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