Papua New Guinean police and immigration officers have entered the decommissioned Manus Island detention centre, where around 400 asylum seekers have been resisting attempts to remove them.
The processing centre, run by Australia to handle people seeking to reach the country, was closed last month, and its residents were told to move to other accommodation facilities on the island.
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