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Andrew Brown and Dominic Giannini

Minister vows to appeal tribunal's visa decisions

Andrew Giles was questioned over a directive allowing foreigners who committed crimes to keep visas. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has pledged to appeal several tribunal decisions that allowed for foreign nationals to keep their visas despite being found guilty of serious crimes.

Mr Giles has come under pressure over a ministerial direction that saw a foreign national's ties to Australia taken into account during tribunal decisions on whether that person's visa should be cancelled.

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