US to take in migrants from Australian camps under one-off deal

‘The US has agreed to take in some of the asylum-seekers that Australia keeps in off-shore camps in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. Australia will also ramp up its effort to intercept and turn back new refugees trying to reach it by boat.
The deal announced by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton on Sunday was reached after a year of negotiations. The US Department of Homeland Security will start the vetting process in the next few days, while resettlement is set to begin early next year, ABC News reported.’
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