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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Drones used to track immigration detainees released after high court decision, Andrew Giles reveals

Andrew Giles
Immigration minister Andrew Giles revealed new details about the extent of compliance measures for 153 people released as a result of a November high court ruling. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The government is using drones to track people released from detention as Labor deals with the fallout of some serious criminals being given their visas back by an independent tribunal, the immigration minister has revealed.

Andrew Giles, the usually media-shy minister, did a blitz of interviews on Thursday, announcing he has now cancelled eight visas of non-citizens due to character concerns after they were restored by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).

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