Still, that same year, when Eason was 5, Immigration NZ attempted to remove the entire family. “There was a lot of time being just scared that my mum will have to leave,” Diao says. DAVID WHITE/STUFF A young Eason Diao and his mum at home, before Immigration NZ swooped on the family. He disagrees with a 2009 report into the case by lawyer Kate Davenport, which essentially cleared Immigration NZ of any wrongdoing. Even Immigration NZ accepts that an overstayer can survive for many years without being caught.

Source: Stuff May 16, 2021 16:52 UTC