Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images The Philippine immigration authority has ordered the deportation and blacklisting of an Australian nun who was investigated for her political activism per instructions from President Rodrigo Duterte. The authority said 71-year-old Sister Patricia Fox "poses a risk to public interest" and has been accused of violating the terms of her missionary visa. Fox served as a missionary in the Philippines for 27 years and advocates for human rights and welfare in the country. Fox's lawyers said they plan to appeal the decision and will fight "this kind of persecution." The Philippine immigration authority has ordered the deportation and blacklisting of an Australian nun who was investigated, under instruction from President Rodrigo Duterte, for her political activism. Sister Patricia Fox, 71, is to be deported because her presence in the country "poses a risk to public interest," and she has been accused of violating the terms of her missionary visa by venturing beyond her suburban community, Associated Press reported.

 

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