Group: Refugees still in immigration detention after over a year

A group working for the empowerment of marginalised communities has raised concerns over the plight of refugees and asylum seekers believed to be among some 4,000 migrants placed in immigration detention for more than a year.

North-South Initiative director Adrian Pereira said the group's monitoring had in the past found refugees who were convicted of a crime, served their time in prison, and later released into the custody of the Immigration Department.