Asylum seekers who live in the community and are charged with a crime are having their visas cancelled or being returned to immigration detention centres.
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said the crackdown came after a rise in the number of serious offences allegedly committed by asylum seekers on bridging visas or in community detention.
"Warnings from the coalition about risks to the community and the need for tighter controls were not only ignored, they were mocked," the minister said on Monday.
The federal government has revoked 14 bridging visas due to criminal charges, including 10 cancellations since the federal election, Mr Morrison said on Monday.
There are more than 21,300 people in Australia on bridging visas. Fairfax
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