Documents reveal details about the 92 people facing release from indefinite immigration detention in Australia
by Paul Karp Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6G8WD)
Exclusive: document tendered in high court shows half a dozen have been in detention for more than a decade
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More than half of the 92 people in immigration detention the Australian government warned it would have to release if it lost a landmark high court decision had their visas cancelled by ministers due to serious concerns about criminality.
A document tendered in the high court, seen by Guardian Australia, reveals the majority (78) are owed protection, including citizens of war-torn or authoritarian countries such as Afghanistan, Iran and Sudan. Half a dozen have been in detention for over a decade.
The standfirst of this story was updated on 10 November 2023 to clarify the number held in detention for more than a decade was six not 46.
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