Immigration Minister Scott Morrison slammed for controversial asylum seeker comments Scott Morrison says he will continue to release limited information to the press about boat arrivals. Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Scott Morrison provides an update on Operation Sovereign Borders in September of this year. Picure: Sam Mooy Source: News Limited IMMIGRATION Minister Scott Morrison has come under fire after failing to defend the Government's choice to lock up an asylum seeker for 18-hours a day while her newborn baby remains in hospital in ICU. Fairfax news reports the 31-year-old mother, Latifa, was placed back into detention on Sunday, when her ICU baby was just four days old. "Doctors at the hospital advise it is common practice for mothers not to stay overnight with babies in special care units due to bed restrictions," Mr Morrison's office said in a statement. Since coming into power the Liberal Party have remained tight-lipped over how many boats and asylum seekers are entering Australian waters, and what happens to them during processing and detention. It comes as Mr Morrison denied the medical facilities at Nauru were unsuitable and that patients received "appropriate" care. "If you're fit enough to get on a boat then you can expect you're fit enough to end up in offshore processing," he said. In his weekly briefing to media regarding Operation Sovereign Borders he confirmed that an asylum seeker boat reached Darwin on Monday, one of three to arrive in Australian waters in the past week. This week he dodged questions from a growing number of media and the Australian public on the Liberal Party's policy on the boats, claiming he didn't want to "undermine" the operation. Meanwhile, Labor stepped up their campaign by pursuing Mr Morrison in parliament for more up-to-the-minute details over the latest boat arrivals. Mr Morrison said he "noted" a Senate motion calling him to release reports on asylum-seeker arrivals, but pointed the finger at the Labor Party saying they did not comply with 75 similar orders when it was in power. "Our response to that will be made in due course," he said during his weekly Operation Sovereign Borders briefing. He also drew a line under how the weekly briefings would run in the future. "To this end I will be inviting General Campbell to provide his report and then he will take a few questions on that report before he departs the briefing," Mr Morrison said. From now on General Campbell will no longer be present throughout the entire briefing. "I don't comment on anything that gives people an advantage over people smugglers," he said. Additionally I will avoid comment that can be used by people smugglers to manipulate or confuse their potential customers. Three asylum seeker boats intercepted with 163 people, and eight crew, on board in November. Two to Christmas Island and one to Darwin. 97 people were transferred to offshore processing centres at Manus Island (67) and Nauru (30). Since the operation began on September 18, 649 people have been transferred to offshore processing centres at Manus (430) and Nauru (219). 1786 people are being detained at offshore processing centres at Manus Island (1157) and Nauru (629). 2217 people are being detained on Christmas Island. 31 people were returned to Iran and Iraq after electing to go home voluntarily. Since the operation began, more than 106 people have voluntarily returned to their country of origin from offshore processing centres. Indonesian authorities have prevented 1200 people from coming to Australia. Indonesian authorities have arrested three facilitators, and disrupted two potential ventures. Malaysia authorities have disrupted two other potential ventures. Source: Operation Sovereign Borders