'Always complex': Immigration's ruling on doctor's daughter

By Inga Ting
Updated March 8 2017 - 1:14pm, first published February 24 2017 - 11:08pm
Dr Nasrin Haque, left, with her daughter Sumaya.  Photo: Supplied
Dr Nasrin Haque, left, with her daughter Sumaya. Photo: Supplied
Assistant Minister for Immigration Alex Hawke had previously decided intervening in Sumaya's case was not in the public interest. Photo: Andrew Meares
Assistant Minister for Immigration Alex Hawke had previously decided intervening in Sumaya's case was not in the public interest. Photo: Andrew Meares

A teenage girl with autism facing deportation after eight years living in Australia has been granted permanent residency, following an eleventh-hour intervention by the Assistant Immigration Minister.

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