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Australia, Papua New Guinea Agree To Close Refugee Detention Camp

A view of facilities at the Manus Island Regional Processing Facility in Papua New Guinea in 2012. For years, the facility has been used to indefinitely detain asylum-seekers; Australia and Papua New Guinea have now agreed to close it. (Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship via Getty Images)
A view of facilities at the Manus Island Regional Processing Facility in Papua New Guinea in 2012. For years, the facility has been used to indefinitely detain asylum-seekers; Australia and Papua New Guinea have now agreed to close it. (Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship via Getty Images)

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