The future of 25 Australian babies born to  parents who are asylum seekers is uncertain after Immigration Minister Scott Morrison retrospectively changed the legal status of some children born in detention. Born in Australia from the 19 July 2013, the infants - who range from the age of one to just a few months old - are currently in detention centres in the country, where their families anxiously await their fate. Legislation passed by the government in parliament on Tuesday morning means the babies are now defined as Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals (UMAs) because their asylum seeker parents arrived in Australia by boat.
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The 25 babies were born in Australia from 19 July 2013
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New legislation means they are  classed as Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals
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They could be sent to Nauru as early as Wednesday evening
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Lawyer for the families told Daily Mail Australia they are fighting for the right to apply for visas for the babies
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Eight of the babies are born to parents from Myanmar
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Because of their Rohingya heritage the government does not recognise them as citizens
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