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Burke confirmed that a Temporary Exclusion Order has been issued for one person in the group, based on recommendations from security agencies.
“At this point, security agencies have not advised that other individuals in the group meet the necessary legal criteria for such orders,” he added.
The Department of Home Affairs refrained from commenting, stating that it couldn’t discuss specific cases.
The group had attempted to exit a camp in northeastern Syria with plans to travel to Damascus and eventually return to Australia.
However, just an hour into their journey, authorities intercepted them and sent them back to the camp.
Hakmiyeh Ibrahim, the camp’s director, said the planned repatriations were organised by family members of the returnees, who had travelled from Australia to accompany them, rather than directly by Australian authorities.
“We won’t repatriate them,” Albanese told ABC radio.
“The government was taken to court by one of the non-government organisations, saying that we had a responsibility, and they weren’t successful in that.”
Cabinet Minister Amanda Rishworth echoed the Prime Minister’s sentiments.
“Our security agencies are monitoring the situation in Syria, but there won’t be assistance from the Australian government,” cabinet minister Amanda Rishworth told Today.
“They made a choice to go to Syria.”
Most people in the Roj camp are women and children with alleged links to Islamic State, though many are not prisoners or have not been accused of a crime.
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