US accepts first 54 refugees but full transfer could take 12 months

By Michael Koziol, Immigration Reporter
Updated September 21 2017 - 12:23am, first published 12:12am

The 54 refugees accepted by the United States for resettlement from Manus Island and Nauru will start to depart the islands this weekend, but it may be another 12 months before the US accepts all its refugees.

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