Husband and wife Nadesalingam and Priya and their daughters Kopika, 4, and Tharunicaa, 2.

WHEN DID THEY COME TO AUSTRALIA?

Nadesalingam and Priya came to Australia separately by boat in 2012 and 2013.

WHEN WERE THEY FIRST REMOVED FROM THEIR HOME IN BILOELA?

In March last year immigration officials came to the family's home in the small town of Biloela in Queensland and took them to a detention centre in Melbourne.

WHY ARE THEY BEING DEPORTED?

The family is being deported because Priya's bridging visa has run out. Previous cases involving claims for refugee status made on behalf of Kopika and the parents have failed.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

On Friday, Justice Mordy Bromberg ruled the government could not forcibly remove the family until 4pm on September 18.

It came after barrister Angel Aleksov flagged the family had lodged a new application, which would be decided at an interlocutory hearing the same day.

WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK?

Last week, the family was being deported when a Federal Court judge granted a last-minute injunction forcing a plane en-route to Sri Lanka to land in Darwin.

By mid-afternoon the case had been granted another injunction preventing the removal of the youngest daughter because she had never been assessed for a protection visa.

That evening the family was moved from Darwin to Christmas Island.

WHAT'S BEEN SAID?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he would not intervene because it would send the wrong message to other people seeking asylum.

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese called on the government to let the family stay, labelling the saga "publicly funded cruelty".

Catholic Labor Senator Kristina Keneally called on the PM to "reflect" on his Christian values and let the family stay.

Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton says he thinks the Tamil parents are being "unfair" to their own children by pursuing a legal case destined for "failure".

Australian Associated Press