A grandmother is going through doable deportation after her entry into Western Australia was denied over her COVID-19 vaccination standing.
Claire Henderson travelled to Perth from the UK to see her household after not seeing them for nearly three years due to the pandemic.
The 64-year-old's son Michael stated her visa, G2G cross and vaccination exemption have been all accredited in November final yr.
The Manchester lady has been granted a vaccine exemption as a result of she has temporal arteritis, which causes the arteries in her head to develop into infected.
However when Ms Henderson landed in Perth on Monday night, Australian Border Power (ABF) officers stopped her and denied her entry.
"It did not make any sense," Michael stated.
For 2 days now Ms Henderson has been positioned in isolation on the Vacation Inn in Perth.
She was initially set to be deported on Tuesday evening however that flight was delayed till Thursday because the ABF investigated her case additional.
The Division of Residence Affairs and the ABF have not responded to 9News requests for remark.
"It is the federal authorities's duty in respect to worldwide borders and it is their guidelines which have resulted in her being deported," WA Police Minister Paul Papalia stated.
Michael says this example is devastating for his mom.
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"Speaking to her on the cellphone; she was a damaged lady."