Kiribati climate change refugee told he must leave New Zealand
by Shabnam Dastgheib for Stuff.co.nz, part of the Cli from on (#N6W1)
A man seeking to be the world's first climate change refugee has been booked on a flight home to Kiribati on Wednesday, despite his lawyer saying that is a breach of justice, reports Stuff.co.nz
Ioane Teitiota has been in custody in Mount Eden Prison, one of two private prisons in New Zealand, after his bid to claim climate change refugee status was dismissed last week.
He was arrested by police and immigration officials at his West Auckland home on Tuesday morning for overstaying his permit.
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