Tag: Immigration
SIS can’t be trusted to get it right, says Locke
Green MP Keith Locke says the SIS is discriminating against the democratic rights of refugees who have settled here, by denying them citizenship.
‘Lying in Unison’ – Report of the Ombudsman
I rise on behalf of the Green Party to try to dig a bit deeper into the problem that this report exposes.
‘Lie in unison’ issue only the tip of Zaoui iceberg
Green MP Keith Locke says the culture of secrecy revealed by the Ombudsman's report into the 'lie in unison' affair in the Immigration Service is an inherent feature of the entire Zaoui debacle.
Greens support call to bring Sri Lanka girl back
Green MP Keith Locke says the government should show some compassion and allow the Sri Lankan girl deported last week back into New Zealand.
New Minister can right past wrongs
The Green Party is calling for the incoming Immigration Minister to take a fresh look at the country's two most contentious refugee cases.
Govt’s king hit on Zaoui turns out to be damp squib
Green MP Keith Locke says the SIS case against Ahmed Zaoui is as shaky as he has always thought.
Another nail in the ‘compassionate society’s’ coffin
Green MP Keith Locke is calling for a review of immigration procedures in the wake of the forcible expulsion of a young Sri Lankan woman from Auckland last night.