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Farid Farid

Dozens of asylum seekers protest against legal limbo

Refugees have taken part in a protest at the office of Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Dozens of asylum seekers have begun a week-long protest at the electorate office of Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil, demanding resolution of their visa status.

Mahboobeh Mirshahi, an organiser of the Melbourne sit-in, said there were between 10 and 12,000 asylum seekers in legal limbo with no clear pathway to Australian residency.

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