Recently obtained cabinet documents have revealed that former Immigration Minister Scott Morrison had allegedly agreed to ‘mitigation strategies’ that would make it impossible for asylum seekers to be granted permanent protection visas.
According to the documents obtained by the ABC, Mr Morrison requested advice on how he could issue alternate visas to those seeking asylum, resulting in those close to permanent protection only being issued a temporary three year visa.
According to these documents, if ASIO did not comply with Mr Morrison’s request, an additional 30 asylum seekers could have been granted permanent asylum each week.