Almost 200 Commonwealth Games athletes apply for asylum

 

Almost 200 people have applied for asylum in Australia after travelling to the country for last month's Commonwealth Games.

So far, 190 applications have been made, while another 15 athletes or support staff have applied for other types of visas, Malisa Golightly from the Home Affairs Department told a parliamentary hearing in the capital, Canberra.

Another 50 or so remain missing, Ms Golightly added.

It is not known exactly where the people are from. However, it has previously been reported they come from Cameroon, Uganda, Rwanda and Sierra Leone.

Refugee advocates have said a number of African athletes reappeared after their visas ran out on 15 May.

BBC

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