Mother issues plea to bring two Aboriginal children stranded in UK without passports home

The Aboriginal mother of a 14-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl who are stranded in England is calling on authorities to bring them home to Australia. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters

The Aboriginal mother of two children who are stranded in England without passports – one of whom is already in the UK foster care system – has issued a plea to bring them home to Australia.

“I don’t want them to be part of the UK child protection system,” the mother said, in a statement provided to Guardian Australia.