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DIMIA officers first interviewed Solon on 3 May 2001.

According to the Comrie report, the officers presumed that Solon was an illegal immigrant, and did not do proper background checks.

On 12 July, Solon was transferred from the hospital to DIMIA custody, and taken to a motel in Brisbane.

She told the officials that she was an Australian citizen, and did not want to leave the country, however she was ignored.

On 17 July, Queensland Police officially listed Solon as a missing person, several months after she had failed to collect her son from childcare.

However, this information was not picked up by DIMIA.