The 39-year-old migrant construction worker escaped from police custody on the way to being deported on Thursday evening. Robson said the prosecutor would not confirm if the decision came from the Minster of Immigration Kris Faafoi, but told him “we have to make our own decisions”. Peter Stevens, press secretary of Kris Faafoi, did not answer Stuff’s questions on whether the decision to drop charges came from the minister. ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff Minister of Immigration Kris Faafoi. On Thursday, Ricardo Menéndez March had written an urgent letter to Minister of Immigration Kris Faafoi, calling on him to stop the deportation.

Source: Stuff April 03, 2021 03:56 UTC