A growing number of international students are seeking asylum each month and thousands are challenging their visa refusals in a sign the federal government’s crackdown on foreign student numbers will create trouble for other parts of the migration system.
More than 500 international students applied for asylum in August, the largest number for one month in at least six years, as a squeeze on visas drives people towards other options for staying in Australia.
Student visa desperation: Appeals blow out, asylum claims climb. By Natassia Chrysanthos, SMH