Laws on Refugees Wearing Ankle Bracelets Challenged in High Court

Published on November 29, 2023

Another legal challenge has been filed in the High Court to oppose the Australian government’s legislation aimed at monitoring detainees recently released from indefinite immigration detention through the use of ankle bracelets and stringent curfews. The last legal challenge was filed on Nov. 28 by Refugee Legal on behalf of a 37-year-old Afghan man who was previously found to be a refugee. The High Court Nov. 8 ruling declared indefinite immigration detention unlawful, effectively overturning a two-decade-old precedent and releasing 93 people from immigration detention. In response to the perceived threat posed by these freed detainees, including murderers, sex offenders, and people smugglers, the government swiftly introduced new laws in the following week, mandating curfews and ankle bracelets for former immigration detainees....

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