‘Repulsive abuses of human rights’: Alleged human trafficking kingpin under investigation
Human trafficking term: “visa rorting.”
Visa rorting is a term used to describe the illegal or fraudulent use of a visa, or the abuse of the privileges granted by a visa. This can include using a visa to enter a country for a purpose that is not permitted by the visa, staying in a country for longer than the visa allows, or engaging in activities that are not allowed under the terms of the visa. Visa rorting can also involve obtaining a visa through false or misleading information, or using someone else's visa to enter a country. Visa rorting is a serious offense that can result in deportation, fines, and other legal consequences. It is important to always use visas responsibly and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the visa.
They also indicated further reviews into the visa system would follow, saying the reports demonstrated there were “broader, systemic failures on show” that required “urgent attention” and blamed the former Coalition government for neglecting the system.
In a press conference on Monday, ABF Acting Commander Tori Rosemond said the revelations were “confronting”, but declined to weigh in on Xie's involvement and whether he would be deported.
“We don't comment on individual cases. We also don't comment on things that may be subject to ongoing investigation or operational activity so I can't provide further details,” she said.
Rosemond said the ABF shared information and intelligence with Australia's law enforcement partners both domestically and internationally but declined to comment on how Xie managed to enter Australia on a student visa after being deported from the UK.
Former Immigration Department deputy secretary Abul Rizvi told this masthead the revelations, along with data suggesting visa rorting had been exploding since 2014, indicated the Department of Home Affairs and the former government had failed to take effective action.
Coalition home affairs spokeswoman Karen Andrews, who held the portfolio under the Morrison government, said she had not been made aware of large-scale visa rorting by crime syndicates while minister, but said the revelations were “disturbing” and urged the government to investigate.
“I think that now it has been raised, now it's out in the public forum, and there may well be information the current government has had more specifically than I had several months ago. But now's the time that we need to look at what we can do to close those loopholes,” she told ABC radio.
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