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Senator Chris Evans was sworn in as the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship on 3 December 2007.
Suspected people smuggling boat intercepted
3 December 2008
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, and the Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Bob Debus, have released a joint media release - A vessel with 35 passengers and five crew on board was intercepted by Border Protection Command shortly after a sighting by a surveillance aircraft near Ashmore Island, north-west of Western Australia late yesterday.
[Media Release]
Government welcomes bipartisan report on immigration detention
1 December 2008
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, today welcomed the first report of the inquiry into immigration detention by the Joint Standing Committee on Migration.
[Media Release]
Unauthorised boat arrivals in Western Australia
28 November 2008
An unauthorised vessel with 12 people on board has been located and secured by Customs on the Western Australian coast at Shark Bay. Customs officers made contact with the vessel yesterday afternoon and escorted it through sheltered waters to anchor it through the night.
[Media Release]