The Geelong family facing deportation from Australia due to their son's 'minor' disability

When five-year-old Adyan bin Hasan arrives at his local library he grabs his mother's hand and drags her towards the door.

"Come, come, come," he says excitedly - he can't wait to get inside.

Adyan is fluent in Bengali and after starting kindergarten this year, his mother Rebaka Sultana said his thirst for English had grown by the day.

"He's interested very much in going to the school and attending the local library programs," she said.

"If the baby is not eager, then he can't learn but he is so eager that he is getting it."

But the smiling, playful child is facing the prospect of being refused permanent residency in Australia due to a minor disability in his left hand.

Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-01/sons-minor-disability-puts-geelong-family-at-risk-of-deportation/11657474