Papua New Guineans living illegally on some of Australia's most remote territory will be flushed out by federal officers targeting the Torres Strait.
News Ltd reports that Torres Strait community leaders held emergency meetings with immigration officials last week to discuss concerns of an increased number of people arriving from PNG.
The leaders allegedly sought a guarantee to have the illegal residents deported, however an immigration spokesman refused to discuss operational details.
Thursday Island Mayor Pedro Stephen says communities including Saibai, Boigu, Iama, Masig, Dauan, Erub and Badu islands were in danger of being annexed by PNG because of the large number of illegal arrivals.
On Saibai Island, some 300 illegal immigrants from PNG are reported to have become long-term residents, straining resources and exhausting water supplies.
