Terrorism Protection Laws Floated for Former Detainees

Terrorism Protection Laws Floated for Former Detainees
A view of the Immigration Detention Center, February 29, 2012 on Christmas Island, Australia. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
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Locking up freed immigration detainees under terrorism protection laws has been floated after a High Court ruling.

Some 93 ex-detainees—including three murderers and several sex offenders—are being fitted with ankle monitors and face imprisonment if they breach tight reporting requirements after being released from detention in recent days.