In what way does the author use deportation as a symbol in the novel, Amnesty?

The threat of deportation symbolizes the ways in which xenophobia destabilizes communities and threatens the lives of individuals. In Australia, Danny lives in fear of being arrested and deported, as his life could be in danger in Sri Lanka. Moreover, this threat stops Danny from reporting Prakash, and the novel thusly demonstrates how exclusiveness towards immigrants is also harmful to those doing the excluding.