Immigration Detainees Who Broke Law Won’t Be Charged Due to ‘Technical Issue’

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.
Immigration Detainees Who Broke Law Won’t Be Charged Due to ‘Technical Issue’
Security guards patrol the grounds near rolls of razor wire at the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 9, 2005. Ian Waldie/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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People who were being held in indefinite immigration detention, whom the government was forced to release after the High Court ruled that holding them was illegal, probably won’t face charges for breaching their visa conditions since they were released.

After the detainees were released, federal parliament passed emergency laws imposing strict visa conditions and surveillance including ankle bracelets and curfews, but anyone who failed to abide by those restrictions will now not be punished.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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