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Tom Wark

Did government jump the gun with mass detainee release?

The Labor government continues to face questions over its handling of the High Court decision. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

On November 8, the High Court ended a 20-year legal precedent by ordering the release of an immigration detainee known only as NZYQ.

The stateless man had served a jail term for sexually assaulting a child.

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