Last Friday, I was so relieved to hear the news that Vanisre and her family, who were facing deportation, have been given a last minute reprieve by Minister Coleman.

But yesterday, lawyers for Priya and her family passed on some terrible news. Home Affairs officials have blocked any assessment of the dangers faced by two-year-old Tharunicaa in Sri Lanka.

I don’t have time to explain the complicated legal ins and outs. But I need you to know that this puts Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharunicaa at immediate risk of deportation.

And today I need your help.

Can you please call Immigration Minister David Coleman’s office on (02) 6277 7770 and politely ask his staff to extend the compassionate approach he applied to Vanisre’s case to Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharunicaa?

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Since hearing Vanisre’s good news, I have received so many wonderful comments in support of Priya, Nades and the girls. This beautiful family have endured nearly 18 months in a detention centre - all because a visa expired by one day.

The law gives the Minister the power to protect people from unintended consequences and stop them falling through the cracks in the system.

Priya, Nades and their beautiful Australian-born daughters, Kopika and Tharunicaa, have fallen through the cracks. Like Vanisre, they need Minister Coleman’s help.

Last week, Minister Coleman showed how easily he can change a family’s life for the better.

I thank each and every one of you for keeping Priya and her family in your thoughts. Today, let’s ask Mr Coleman to finally bring Priya, Nades and their girls home to Biloela, where they are loved and wanted.

Forever hopeful,

Angela

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