{"id":96979,"date":"2022-08-05T12:16:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T12:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=96979"},"modified":"2022-08-05T12:16:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T12:16:55","slug":"tamil-asylum-seeker-family-the-nadesalingams-granted-permanent-visas-after-four-year-battle-by-tobias-loftus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/tamil-asylum-seeker-family-the-nadesalingams-granted-permanent-visas-after-four-year-battle-by-tobias-loftus\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamil asylum seeker family the Nadesalingams granted permanent visas after four-year battle &#8211; By  Tobias Loftus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\"><strong>Tamil asylum seeker family the Nadesalingams granted permanent visas after four-year battle &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">By Tobias Loftus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96983\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96983 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tamil-asylum-seeker-family-the-Nadesalingams-granted-permanent-visas-after-four-year-battle-600x400.webp\" alt=\"Tamil asylum seeker family the Nadesalingams granted permanent visas after four-year battle - By Tobias Loftus\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Nadesalingams were visited by the Department of Home Affairs team at their Biloela home today.(Twitter) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source :\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2022-08-05\/qld-biloela-tamil-family-nadesalingam-granted-permanent-visas\/101306510?utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=abc_news_newsmail_pm_sfmc&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_id=1919257&amp;sfmc_id=282246232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abc.net.au<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Tamil family at the centre of a four-year immigration battle have received permanent visas, ending a community-driven campaign against their deportation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"_3qLh5 _sBMB _1ilWc\">\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Priya Nadaraja, Nades Murugappan and their daughters\u00a0Kopika and Tharnicaa\u00a0have been living in Biloela in regional Queensland since June, after the new Labor government granted them bridging visas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The family previously spent four years in immigration detention after\u00a0Priya&#8217;s visa expired in 2018\u00a0and both she\u00a0and her husband&#8217;s\u00a0claims for refugee status were\u00a0rejected by the Coalition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The ABC has confirmed the family was visited by the Department of Home Affairs team at their Biloela home today and told they had been granted permanent visas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Family friend and &#8220;Home to Bilo&#8221; campaigner Angela Fredericks was with the family when officials visited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;They let us know the news the minister was deciding to intervene and use his powers to grant all four family members permanent visas,&#8221; Ms Fredericks said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;It was a very tense day as we knew they were coming but had no idea what for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;So when they said the words &#8216;permanent&#8217;, there were just immediate tears and just such excitement and jubilation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"_14Wz0 _3qLh5 _sBMB\" data-component=\"EmphasisedText\">\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;To get to say to the girls &#8216;you get to stay in Australia forever&#8217;, there was just a big yay from Kopika.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96982\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96982 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tamil-asylum-seeker-family-the-Nadesalingams-granted-permanent-visas-after-four-year-battle-2-600x400.webp\" alt=\"Tamil asylum seeker family the Nadesalingams granted permanent visas after four-year battle - By Tobias Loftus\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Nadesalingam family were granted permanent Australian visas.(Australian Story: Robert Koenig-Luck) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Immigration Minister Andrew Giles said the decision followed &#8220;careful consideration&#8221; of the family&#8217;s &#8220;complex and specific circumstances&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;This government made a commitment before the election that, if elected, we would allow the family to return to Biloela and resolve the family&#8217;s immigration status,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;Today, the government has delivered on that promise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;I extend my best wishes to the Nadesalingam family.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said the decision to give the family a permanent visa undermined the immigration policies of past Coalition governments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;Actions have consequences and this sets a high-profile precedent,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;It undermines the policy that if you come here illegally you will never settle in Australia.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96981\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96981 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tamil-asylum-seeker-family-the-Nadesalingams-granted-permanent-visas-after-four-year-battle-3-600x400.webp\" alt=\"Tamil asylum seeker family the Nadesalingams granted permanent visas after four-year battle - By Tobias Loftus\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says the government will continue to intercept and return any unauthorised vessels trying to reach Australia.(AAP: Lukas Coch)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">But Mr Giles said the government would continue to intercept and return any unauthorised vessels seeking to reach Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;For anyone who attempts to migrate via an unauthorised boat to Australia \u2013 you will be caught, returned or sent to a regional processing country,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;I do not want people to die in a boat on a journey when there is zero chance of settling in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;This has not changed since the last government. We are not considering changing this policy.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The family was taken into immigration detention in 2018 after Priya&#8217;s bridging visa expired.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">They were found by the Coalition government not to meet Australia&#8217;s refugee requirements and were kept in detention in Melbourne and\u00a0Christmas Island, and in community detention in Perth.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_1EAJU hMmqO SYcM3 zwVFG _1BqKa _3AExf _3HiTE x9R1x pDrMR hmFfs _390V1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-component=\"Heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The end of a &#8217;10-year battle&#8217;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Prior to the election, former prime minister Scott Morrison said there was &#8220;no protection owed&#8221; to the family as claims for protection had been rejected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Soon after the election, the Labor government intervened in the case, allowing the family to return to Biloela on bridging visas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It was the first time the youngest daughter Tharnicaa had\u00a0been granted a visa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">They were welcomed home with a weekend of celebrations in June, including a special ceremony at a multicultural festival, and a birthday celebration in the park for Tharnicaa, her first outside of immigration detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96980\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96980 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tamil-asylum-seeker-family-the-Nadesalingams-granted-permanent-visas-after-four-year-battle-4-e1659701601761.jpg\" alt=\"Tamil asylum seeker family the Nadesalingams granted permanent visas after four-year battle - By Tobias Loftus\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Nadesalingam family met Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in June after their return to Queensland.(Twitter: @alboMP) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">They also met Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on June 15 on the sidelines of a Federal Cabinet meeting in Gladstone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Carina Ford, a lawyer representing the family, said the permanent visas marked the end of legal matters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;It really has been in front of the Minister for quite a considerable period [but] they now have a pathway to citizenship,&#8221; Ms Ford told ABC Radio National.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;This was a unique case in the fact that the family had spent such a long period in detention and in particular that there were two children detained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;There are many cases within the cohort of people that arrive by boat that also need ministerial intervention.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Ms Fredericks said the immigration uncertainty began when the family\u00a0came to Australia for the first time, over a decade ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;This has been a 10-year battle for Priya and Nades,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;For the first time, they actually get to plan a future, they actually get to know that the dreams and goals they have for their little family can all come true.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;The peace of mind that that gives someone, knowing that they are no longer on temporary or bridging visas, but to actually know you are here permanently and no-one can take that away from you, it&#8217;s just such a beautiful gift.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">She said the family would be celebrating tonight with a range of curries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;People power won and\u00a0this people power shows that the Australian population are ready for a new conversation about refugees,&#8221; Ms Fredericks said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;And we&#8217;re ready to actually be united as one.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tamil asylum seeker family the Nadesalingams granted permanent visas after four-year battle &#8211; By Tobias Loftus Source :\u00a0abc.net.au The Tamil family at the centre of a four-year immigration battle have received permanent visas, ending a community-driven campaign against their deportation. 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