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Laws allowing indefinite detention of asylum seekers have shaped Australia's border politics for the last two decades, as the government routinely held people for prolonged periods of time ...
Mandatory detention of asylum seekers (so called, "unlawful arrivals") in Australia was established by the Keating government by the Migration Reform Act 1992 which came into operation on 1 September 1994. It was originally intended as an interim measure.
Behrooz v Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, [1] is a decision of the High Court of Australia regarding the detention of asylum seekers in Australia. A 6-1 majority of the Court ( Justice Michael Kirby dissenting) held that even if the conditions of immigration detention are harsh, such ...
Immigration detention is the policy of holding individuals suspected of visa violations, illegal entry or unauthorized arrival, as well as those subject to deportation and removal until a decision is made by immigration authorities to grant a visa and release them into the community, or to repatriate them to their country of departure.
The justices will consider the federal government's appeal of a case brought by lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union.
Eighty people, including convicted criminals considered dangerous, have been released from Australian migrant detention centers since the High Court ruled last week that their indefinite detention ...
Al-Kateb v Godwin, [2] was a decision of the High Court of Australia, which ruled on 6 August 2004 that the indefinite detention of a stateless person was lawful. The case concerned Ahmed Al-Kateb, a Palestinian man born in Kuwait, who moved to Australia in 2000 and applied for a temporary protection visa.
Thousands of asylum cases are still awaiting a final decision despite the Government insisting it has met a target to clear a backlog of claims.