Released Immigration Detainee on the Run, 4 Refusing Electronic Monitoring

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

Activists gather outside Park Hotel where 45 immigrants are detained in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 6, 2022. Diego Fedele/Getty Images

An immigration detainee released into the community following a recent High Court decision is on the run, while four are refusing electronic monitoring.

Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner Michael Outram said 138 people had been released from detention requiring electronic monitoring.