A 97-year-old woman is among those who fear they will be deported from New Zealand to countries ravaged by coronavirus.
Others are in their 70s and 80s and say they face a life of fear and isolation if they have to return to their homelands. They re among thousands of people affected by the government freeze on Immigration New Zealand s parent category.
The policy allowed immigrants whose adult children already had residence or citizenship, to join them - but it was suspended in 2016. It officially restarted last year under different rules, but it was stopped when the pandemic hit without anyone being able to apply.
Covid-19: Elderly fear deportation to pandemic-hit countries
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