'Stupid' Australia refugee deal goes ahead
Trump hates deal for refugees
By: JOSHUA BERLINGER AND TAL KOPAN
Posted: Sep 20, 2017 01:46 AM CDT
(CNN) - The Australian refugee deal that US President Donald Trump once derided as "stupid" and "horrible" is happening.
The first group of refugees being held at Australian offshore detention centers on Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manus Island will leave for the US in the "coming weeks," the Australian government has confirmed in a statement.
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