Refugee resettlement deal

 It has also outlined how it will attempt to facilitate the deal without taking it through the minefield of the US congress.
 US Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Charles Grassley and House of Representatives Judiciary

Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte have publicly questioned in recent weeks the State Department and Department of Homeland Security's decision to keep the deal classified and not consult with congress.
 
The State Department hit back, outlining its stance in a letter, obtained by AAP, to Grass

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed the agreement this morning, but did not provide any details on timeframes or the number of people involved.

Speaking in Canberra alongside Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, Turnbull said the deal would only apply to those currently on Nauru and Manus Island.

"There will be American officials from Homeland Security coming to Australia to begin the process in the next few days."

As of October 31, there were 872 people in the processing centre on Manus Island and 390 people in Nauru's centre.