A woman linked to Islamic State who was barred from returning to Australia still tried to make the journey home with others tied to the terrorist group.
Hodan Abby had been issued a temporary exclusion order some months ago, according to reports.
But that did not stop her from attempting to board a flight from Damascus in Syria as part of a group of ISIS-linked women and children, who landed in Australia on Tuesday night.
Though she made it to the Syrian airport, she was ultimately prevented from getting on the plane, Australian Border Force commissioner Gavan Reynolds told Senate Estimates on Wednesday.
"They came to the airport, attempted to board and the system kicked in and prevented them from board," he said.
