An immigration lawyer says a Chilean family seeking sanctuary in a church in Christchurch to avoid deportation is wasting their time and should consider heading back to Chile.
The priest at the church where the family sought refuge declined to be interviewed and asked that the name of his church not be reported.
The Ravet family has lived in New Zealand for 11 years and have a nine year old daughter who was born here – but the parents’ work permits have expired.
Their immigration consultant said they would stay in the church until the Government considered their case to stay. Continue reading
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