Australian Refugee Child Health Network (ARCH)

ACAH calls for the immediate release of people seeking asylum from hotel detention in Melbourne into the community.

We fully support the Australian Human Rights Commission’s repeated appeal to the Morrison Government for: “… people in Australian immigration detention facilities who do not pose a security risk to the community to be released … ”

ACAH urgently calls on the Federal Government to reverse its decision to cut off support and evict families and adults who are currently in community detention.

This decision is already having a devastating effect on these children, young people and their families. They are now at imminent risk of homelessness, food insecurity, further traumatisation and physical and mental health issues, including COVID-19.