Tag: Australian

‘They still have their hands on my throat’: stateless man reveals life after Australian immigration detention | Australi…

After nearly a decade in immigration detention, Khalil dipped his toes in the ocean in celebration of his newfound freedom. More than 140 people have been released into the community since the high court ruled indefinite detention was unlawful. The stateless man in his mid-30s, who is from the Middle East but whose…

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Ankle bracelets, curfews and criminal penalties in Labor response to release of immigration detainees | Australian immig…

The government will have the power to impose curfews and ankle bracelets on people released from immigration detention, and make it a criminal offence to breach visa conditions, in its response to the high court’s decision that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful. The home affairs minister, Clare O’Neil, confirmed the suite of measures…

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