Kabir is one of thousands of asylum seekers living in Australia without a visa. He has not been detained, but without the right to work or access to Medicare, he is trapped nonetheless.
"Individuals who have been found not to engage Australia's protection obligations, have no further matters before the department, and have exhausted all avenues to remain in Australia are expected to depart," a spokesperson from the Department of Home Affairs said.
Kabir has lived in Gatton since 2016 and is a frequent customer at the newsagency, where he prints out immigration forms for himself and others."He helped a lot of people with the paperwork for visas," Mr Spicer said."But still nothing? I'm very surprised at why it gets held up.A number of the Bangladeshi men live in a run-down house in an alley off Gatton's main street.
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