Novak Djokovic Detained Ahead of Immigration Hearing

Novak Djokovic Detained Ahead of Immigration Hearing
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic practices ahead of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, on Jan. 11, 2022. Tennis Australia/Scott Barbour/Handout via Reuters
Caden Pearson
Updated:

Australian immigration officials detained Novak Djokovic in Melbourne at 8 a.m. local time on Saturday morning when he met with them after his visa was cancelled for the second time since he arrived in the country on Jan. 6.

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used his discretionary ministerial power late Friday afternoon to cancel the tennis star’s visa on the grounds of health and good order, saying it was in the public interest to do so.

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