Border bosses admit mistakes over Hakeem

By Daniel McCulloch
Updated February 18 2019 - 9:51pm, first published 9:46pm
The AFP says it didn't know Hakeem al-Araibi was a refugee until he was detained in Thailand.
The AFP says it didn't know Hakeem al-Araibi was a refugee until he was detained in Thailand.

Australian Border Force officials have admitted their processes "broke down" and accepted some responsibility for the detention of refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi.

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