High court quashes Albanese governments ankle bracelet and curfew regime for former immigration detainees

The harsh regime of ankle bracelets and curfews imposed on non-citizens released from indefinite immigration detention has been struck down by the high court. On Wednesday the court ruled in favour of a stateless refugee from Eritrea whose challenge argued the visa conditions breached the separation of powers and amounted to punishment. The decision will result in ankle bracelets and curfews being lifted from more than 100 unlawful non-citizens, in a major headache for the Albanese government. Electronic monitoring and curfews, which are usually from 10pm to 6am, were imposed on unlawful non-citizens released as a result of the high

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