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Alex Mitchell

Urgent steps needed as infinite detention ruled illegal

A ruling allowing some unsuccessful asylum seekers to be held indefinitely has been overturned. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A man freed from immigration detention after a landmark court decision will be placed under strict surveillance, with hundreds of others waiting to see what the ruling will mean for them.

The High Court has overturned a ruling allowing unsuccessful asylum seekers to be held in indefinite detention.

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