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Albanese government rushes to reimpose curfews and ankle monitors for immigration detainees after bombshell High Court ruling
2 months ago

Albanese government rushes to reimpose curfews and ankle monitors for immigration detainees after bombshell High Court ruling

Daily Mail  

Emergency regulations have reinstated ankle monitoring and curfew restrictions for immigration detainees despite a shock High Court ruling which declared the practice unconstitutional. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Labor was prepared for the High Court's decision 'The government's first priority is community safety … the first priority is not ankle bracelets or detention for these people,' he said. The …

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It was a mistake to remove ankle bracelet from former immigration detainee allegedly involved in home invasion, PM says
8 months ago

It was a mistake to remove ankle bracelet from former immigration detainee allegedly involved in home invasion, PM says

ABC  

In short: The decision to remove a former detainee's ankle bracelet was a mistake, the prime minister says The decision to remove a former detainee's ankle bracelet was a mistake, the prime minister says The man's bracelet was removed by the independent Community Protection Board before he allegedly was involved in a home invasion What's next? The government is facing …

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The government's last-minute migration bill has reached the Senate. Here's what's in it.
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The government's last-minute migration bill has reached the Senate. Here's what's in it.

ABC  

The federal government has introduced legislation to parliament which would make it easier to deport non-citizens. Government brings on legislation to increase deportation powers Photo shows Andrew Giles at a press conference with Clare O'Neil The federal government is rushing into parliament legislation making it easier to deport people from immigration detention as it prepares for a deluge of further …

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Appeals court tosses order aimed at protecting immigration detainees from COVID-19
3 years, 2 months ago

Appeals court tosses order aimed at protecting immigration detainees from COVID-19

LA Times  

Guatemalan immigrant Marvin is checked by a physician’s assistant before receiving a coronavirus test at a clinic on May 5, 2020, in Stamford, Conn. A federal appeals court decided 2 to 1 Wednesday to overturn a nationwide order requiring federal immigration authorities to monitor and possibly release detainees at high risk of dying or suffering long-term complications from COVID-19. A …

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Jail ending agreement deputizing staff as ICE agents
3 years, 3 months ago

Jail ending agreement deputizing staff as ICE agents

Associated Press  

— A Massachusetts jail is ending an agreement that deputizes some of its staff to act as immigration agents. Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald said Friday in an interview on WATD-FM that his office has notified U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that it is terminating a program that dates to the early 1990s. Lawyers for Civil Rights, a Boston group, …

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‘It’s psychological torture’: Immigration detainees tell of being locked up for up to 24 hours a day during pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

‘It’s psychological torture’: Immigration detainees tell of being locked up for up to 24 hours a day during pandemic

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s psychological torture.” Richard*, 23, speaks from a prison cell he has been locked …

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Mexico Asks US for Answers About Alleged Migrant Detention Abuse
4 years, 3 months ago

Mexico Asks US for Answers About Alleged Migrant Detention Abuse

News 18  

Mexico said on Wednesday said it had formally requested a report from US authorities regarding alleged negligent practices in US immigration detention centers, citing accusations of sexual abuse and unauthorized hysterectomies. In August, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reported allegations of a guard sexually abusing detainees including a Mexican woman at an El Paso immigration detention center. It said Mexico …

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‘I am afraid for my life’: Immigrant detainees plead to be released
4 years, 9 months ago

‘I am afraid for my life’: Immigrant detainees plead to be released

LA Times  

Pedro Bravo Castillo is one of at least 10 people who have been ordered by a judge to be released from ICE detention in the last couple of weeks. Until ICE agrees to release more detainees, “you’re going to keep seeing petitions like this,” said Jessica Bansal, senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, which …

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