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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Basford Canales

Adnan thought he’d served his time. But one night border force raided his home to deport him to Nauru

The image shows a blurry shadow figure with Nauru in the background.

Adnan* says he had never heard of Nauru when Australian Border Force officers showed up at his door in the middle of the night to inform him Nauru had granted him a 30-year visa.

Initially believing Nauru was part of Australia, Adnan felt a brief sense of relief before he realised he was being sent back to a place he had become uncomfortably familiar with – immigration detention.

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