Watchdog lambasts Australian Border Force and home affairs deportation procedures

Ombudsman's scathing report finds agencies have little acknowledgement' of impact of detention on detainees' health

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The Australian government has failed to set up an appropriate process to deport people held in immigration detention, a scathing report by the independent watchdog has found.

The commonwealth ombudsman found the Australian Border Force and home affairs department's processes do not contain timeframes for steps" towards deportation or otherwise adequately reflect the significant impact of any delay upon a person's liberty".

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