From Lateline last night

You’re probably familiar with the names Cornelia Rau and Vivian Solon, both victims of immigration scandals involving illegal detention or deportation. Tonight another such case has come to light.

It ‘s difficult to imagine the nightmare endured by Tony Tran.

A young husband and father, he was wrongfully locked-up for five and a half years; he was separated from his wife, who went back overseas and now can’t be found; he lost his home and his livelihood and his Australian-born son was put into foster care while an attempt was made to deport the boy without his father’s knowledge.

You may think, well, it can’t get worse than that.

But while in detention Tony Tran was stabbed and bashed by another inmate and now suffers a range of chronic health problems.

Despite all this the Government has never apologised. Indeed, Tony Tran and his son still face possible deportation, although they’re stateless with no citizenship rights anywhere else in the world.

Full story here.