Turned away by Australia and rejected by Trump, these refugees have been living in limbo for 12 years

The Trump administration suspended the US Refugee Admissions Program, impacting asylum seekers who arrived in Australia by boat, like Mohammad Mehdipour who described his journey to America as a sense of freedom from Indonesia’s “green hell”. Many refugees in Indonesia faced rejection by Australia and the US, with the Trump administration halting the resettlement of 1,250 refugees from PNG and Nauru processing centres. Asylum seekers like Reza and Nikki have endured years of limbo and uncertainty, facing the harsh reality of being turned away from safe harbor and experiencing a slow death of hopes for a better future.

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