I was privileged to be an immigration minister in the last government.

A federal court must still confirm the decision by the immigration minister before he can be deported.

He was part of a delegation that met with the immigration minister in March 2008 to express their concerns over the proposal.

At 12.45pm Damian Green, the immigration minister, will give evidence on the same subject.

Damian Green, the immigration minister, said 'widespread abuse of the student visa system' had gone on for too long.

His government later came under fire when a picture of Smith was leaked to the press with his immigration minister embracing her.

Damian Green, immigration minister, said soldiers could be called in to support temporary staff at checkpoints.

He was taken around the Niagara Peninsula in 1918 by an immigration minister to find a home large enough for his family.

The Immigration Minister will set in train 24-hour surveillance at ports of entry.

But Rita Verdonk, the immigration minister, said there was no provision in the law to do so.