Released Immigration Detainee on the Run, Four Refusing Electronic Monitoring

An immigration detainee released into the community following a recent High Court decision is on the run, while four are refusing electronic monitoring. Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner Michael Outram said 138 people had been released from detention requiring electronic monitoring. The detainees were released by the federal government after Australia’s High Court reversed a 20 year precedent to rule that indefinite immigration detention was unlawful. While 132 have agreed to electronic monitoring, four are not complying and two cases are difficult and complex, involving health issues. “Of the six that remain four of those have been referred to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for investigation. That means there’s been noncompliance in those four cases,” Mr. Outram said in a press conference....