immigration detention

The High Court of Australia has handed down a landmark ruling that keeps 200 immigration detainees locked up.

The Coalition, Greens and crossbench senators voted to refer the legislation to an inquiry, stymying Labor’s attempt for a quick fix to its immigration woes.

Detainees who don’t cooperate with the process to deport them will be jailed for up to five years under tough new laws being rushed through Parliament.

The issue with visas has existed for more than a decade, but wasn’t rectified when several dangerous detainees were released after a High Court ruling.

Police arrested the 39-year-old Sudanese man after they discovered a decade-old warrant for his return to prison, which previously went under the radar.

NZYQ might just become the political abbreviation for—just when you thought nothing else could go wrong, up pops a NZYQ.

A 65-year-old Afghan man has faced a South Australian court after being charged with two counts of indecent assault for attacking a woman.

‘Release from unlawful detention is not to be equated with a grant of a right to remain in Australia,’ the judges said.

This legal challenge follows one made just last week.

138 people have who have been released from detention require electronic monitoring