Australian Border Force is on high alert for a potential rush of asylum seekers from South-East Asia.
Operation Sovereign Border officials anticipate boat arrivals will increase after the High Court ruled against indefinite detention for asylum seekers.
Authorities fear the heightened activity among Bangladeshi and Afghan asylum seekers are being targeted by people smugglers.
It’s prompted officials to release deterrence videos in a bid to mitigate the spread of “lies and misinformation” by those operating out of Indonesia and surrounds.
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