A New Zealand-born Indian teen facing deportation has been granted a brief reprieve.

It's now been paused, as Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk decides whether Daman Kumar will be sent to India, a country he's never visited. 

The 18-year-old's parents have been overstayers for more than two decades - with the three told to leave the country or face deportation.

Kumar's lawyer, Alastair McClymont, says his parents are responsible for their situation, and they need to face up.

"But Daman - what obligations did he have as a new-born baby, as an over-stayer? And he didn't even know anything about his immigration status until he became a teenager."

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