Asylum seeker facts Senate estimates heard that the: - Number of asylum seekers estimated to arrive by boat in 2012-13 Budget – 5,400 - Number to actually arrive so far in 2012-13 – 22,276 - Number expected to arrive before end of 2012-13 – 25,000+ - Number of asylum seekers held in immigration network as at 30 April – 11,549 - Number on Christmas Island - 2,495 - Number at mainland detention centres – 6,818 - Number held in other facilities and transit accommodation – 597 - Number on bridging visas at 30 April– 10,327 - Number in ‘community detention’ – 2,752 - Number of asylum seekers being held offshore - Nauru – 419 - Manus Island – 294 - Number of asylum seekers who had arrived by boat held in detention when Howard Government left office – 4
Posted on: Sun, 02 Jun 2013 08:17:15 +0000
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