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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Basford Canales

Australia’s high court orders ankle bracelets be removed and curfews end for 43 former immigration detainees

The high court
The high court has again struck down tough laws targeting the NZYQ group of former immigration detainees. Photograph: JP Offord/REX/Shutterstock

Dozens of former immigration detainees who have already served prison sentences will have ankle bracelets removed and curfews scrapped, with the high court again striking down laws targeting the group.

On Wednesday, the Albanese government’s preventative detention regime suffered another blow as the court ruled the tough laws to deal with the NZYQ cohort were unconstitutional.

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