Some lefties here believe that these people are saying that "claiming asylum" is not illegal therefore it absolve these people from illegally entering Australia. This is despite the Migration Act and Un Refugee convention saying otherwise. We'll put that aside for a second because if they are not illegal then there's no need to deport them. You don't deport someone who is in Australia legally.
Back to the story.
These illegals are detained as per the Migration Act. The Migration Act also provide prosecutions via the Criminal Code.
They have broken out of detention. Any criminals who breaks out of their detention are further prosecuted.
So should these illegals now have these breakouts count against them ie they've broken Australian law the second time and the UN Refugee convention requires them to adhere by all laws of the country they are claiming asylum.
Quote:http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshome/16348676/five-asylum-seekers-attempt-nauru...A group of asylum seekers has attempted to escape from the Nauru regional immigration processing centre.
The Department of Immigration says five people breached the fences of the Nauru centre yesterday.
One man is understood to have made it into town.
An Immigration Department spokeswoman says the five detainees were soon returned to the centre.
There have also been three new cases of self-harm at the centre.
The men are receiving medical care on Nauru.
The centre opened in August as part of the Australian Government's plan to deal with irregular boat arrivals, but processing has been delayed.
On Tuesday afternoon the Government announced that asylum seekers on Nauru will be able to start the process to apply for refugee status from March 18.
Two service providers have been awarded contracts to assist them.
The Nauruan justice secretary will decide whether they are valid.
The Government says the assistance should not be taken as an indication that offshore arrivals will be considered ahead of those who come to Australia through regular channels.
Asylum seekers don't emerge from the ocean, having swum the ocean.
They paid criminal smugglers for their passages and so, by the country's laws, are crims "after the fact".