COVID patrols left NSW refugees fearful

By Deborah Cassrels
Updated August 16 2022 - 7:28pm, first published 7:23pm
Some refugees and asylum seekers didn't know what was going on with the COVID-19 compliance patrols. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Some refugees and asylum seekers didn't know what was going on with the COVID-19 compliance patrols. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Police and military on the streets at the height of COVID-19 lockdowns traumatised refugees and asylum seekers who had fled war-torn countries and didn't understand what was happening, an inquiry has been told.

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