JUST WATCHED Trump questions refugee deal with Australia Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Trump questions refugee deal with Australia 00:58If the deal is ultimately derailed, it will be devastating blow for those who had hoped to settle in the US. This danger is rooted in the fact that literally no other realistic resettlement options have been identified by Australia. Australia can honor its international obligations and can in turn avoid being beholden to the US under a new leader whose commitment to refugee protection remains highly questionable. We must not lose sight of the dire plight of the more than 2,000 people stuck in Nauru and Papua New Guinea. So too is the commitment to fundamental principles of humanity which underpin the global compact for protection of refugees.

Source: CNN February 06, 2017 03:11 UTC