The Australian government has conceded it won't meet its target of resettling 1250 refugees held on Nauru and Manus Island.
Home affairs minister Peter Dutton said on Sunday the US had hampered its deal with Australia by rejecting more than 300 refugees.
He says they were rejected for various reasons and he didn't think the target of the 2016 deal would be met.
An advocate for the refugees Ian Rintoul told Mackenzie Smith the concession leaves several hundred people without any clear resettlement plan.
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Refugees on Manus Island protest at the West Lorengau Transit Centre Photo: Facebook