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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia and the United States have approved a plan to move a few hundred refugees to each other's jurisdiction, the two countries said Wednesday.
Australia said it was a bid by both nations to deter asylum seekers, but critics charged it would likely spur an even bigger wave of migrants.
Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews said in a statement that the mutual assistance arrangement was signed Tuesday, but U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack called the deal an "informal agreement" that "does not create legal obligations."
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