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Article: Fed: Immigration department attacked in new report on Alvarez
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- September 15, 2005
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AAP General News (Australia)
09-15-2005
Fed: Immigration department attacked in new report on Alvarez
By Sharon Mathieson
CANBERRA, Sept 15 AAP - The immigration department has been attacked by both government
and opposition senators over its failure to identify Australian citizen Vivian Alvarez
before her deportation.
A Senate committee investigating her wrongful deportation to the Philippines four years
ago today tabled a scathing interim report, which had the unanimous support of all members.
The report blames the immigration department for failing to pursue proper lines to
identify Ms Alvarez, who is also known as Vivian Solon and Vivian Young, or inquire if
she had been the victim ...