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  2. Immigration detention in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Fencing surrounding the detention centre on Christmas Island. The Australian government has a policy and practice of detaining in immigration detention facilities non-citizens not holding a valid visa, suspected of visa violations, illegal entry or unauthorised arrival, and those subject to deportation and removal in immigration detention until a decision is made by the immigration authorities ...

  3. Illegal immigration to Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia operates a number of immigration detention facilities within the country, as well as several offshore processing centres. All Australian immigration detention facilities are managed by the British services company Serco on behalf of the Australian government. Australia currently has three functioning offshore centres, and ten ...

  4. Australia plans restrictions on immigration detainees ... - AOL

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    The High Court ruling last week said indefinite immigration detention, pursued by Australia for more than two decades, was unlawful. ... Acting Legal Director at the Human Rights Law Centre ...

  5. Migration Act 1958 - Wikipedia

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    Mandatory detention rules also apply to persons whose visa has been cancelled by the Minister, for example on character grounds, allowing such persons to be detained in immigration detention and deported, some after living in Australia for a long period. [18] [19]

  6. Australian Parliament rushes through laws that could see ...

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    The Australian government Wednesday rushed legislation through Parliament that could place behind bars some migrants who were freed after the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was ...

  7. Australia passes new detention laws for stateless convicts - AOL

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    Australia has passed new laws allowing former immigration detainees to be locked up again if they pose any risk of committing serious offences after they were released in a landmark ruling by the ...

  8. Australian immigration detention facilities - Wikipedia

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    Australian immigration detention facilities comprise a number of different facilities throughout Australia, including the Australian territory of Christmas Island. [1] Such facilities also exist in Papua New Guinea and Nauru , namely the Nauru Regional Processing Centre and the Manus Regional Processing Centre .

  9. Australia government seeks opposition support on immigration ...

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    SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian government on Wednesday urged the opposition to support legislation that would allow authorities to lock up former immigration detainees who were released after a ...