Migrant Crisis Moves Offshore The Australian military intercepts most migrant boats and sends them back to where they came from, typically Indonesia. Self-Immolations The hidden crisis has come crashing into plain sight, as two refugees in the Nauru camp set themselves on fire a few days of each other. But Australia’s migrant crisis hasn’t gone away -- it has simply shifted locations. The horrific conditions of offshore migrant detention centers have led to an epidemic of self-harm. Australia’s hardline policy toward boat-bound migration has all but stopped the flow of refugees and migrants arriving on the its shores in recent years.

Source: Huffington Post May 07, 2016 05:56 UTC