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Alex Mitchell

High Court rejects minister's people smuggler decision

Clare O'Neil refused to grant a convicted people smuggler a safe haven enterprise visa. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A convicted people smuggler has won his High Court challenge to the decision to deny him a protection visa.

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil refused to grant the Iranian citizen a safe haven enterprise visa last year, finding it wasn't in the national interest due to his 2017 conviction for people smuggling.

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