Judge Rejects Order to Repatriate Australian Women From Syria

Judge Rejects Order to Repatriate Australian Women From Syria
Syrians walk in a camp for internally displaced people in al-Bab, northern Syria, on May 29, 2018. Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Photo
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The father of a woman repatriated from a Syrian refugee camp is devastated that a court has rejected a push for women and children held alongside her to be returned.

A Federal Court judge ruled on Nov. 3 not to force the Australian government to repatriate 11 women and 20 children, after a legal challenge brought by Save the Children.