A Tamil mother has called on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to intervene to stop her son being deported to Sri Lanka where she fears he could be slain.
Reeta Arulruban arrived in Australia from Sri Lanka by boat in 2012 and was granted permanent residency after more than a decade on temporary protection visas.
She tried to sponsor her son Dixtan but the Immigration Department refused his application in 2016.
Three years later, he managed to seek asylum in Australia arriving by plane but has been detained in Melbourne ever since.
The department last month issued a removal notice for Mr Arulruban, ordering he be deported.
As a member of the Tamil minority group, his mother fears he could be tortured or killed in Sri Lanka.
“Please prime minister, please reunite my son with me, who is the only remaining family member I have,” Ms Arulruban told AAP through an interpreter.