Protesters back mum

A VIETNAMESE woman and her six-month-old baby will be separated if her deportation challenge in Melbourne’s Federal Circuit Court fails.

Huyen Tran, 29, arrived in Australia by boat in 2011 after fleeing persecution in Vietnam.

“She has been in detention now for almost 12 months and our daughter has never been outside the centre,” husband Paul Lee said yesterday.

Dozens of protesters rallied outside the court before the hearing to support the family.

“If Huyen leaves, we don’t know what will happen,” Mr Lee said.