A former detainee accused of a violent assault was not required to wear an electronic ankle monitor and had been bailed by police and courts multiple times this year.
A man arrested at the weekend over a home robbery in Perth had been released from immigration detention in November following a landmark court ruling.
The High Court is hearing a legal bid for freedom from an Iranian immigration detainee who is refusing to co-operate with government attempts to deport him.
A person in immigration detention cannot be released just because they fear persecution in their birth country,the federal government will argue in a High Court challenge.
Party sources say Bennelong MP Jerome Laxale questioned the impact of provisions blocking visas from countries who don’t accept the return of their citizens.
Minister Clare O’Neil was twice pursued by cameras,was asked the same question seven times and the government’s rushed bill was blocked by the opposition and the crossbench on Wednesday.
This was a humiliation for a government that wants to project a sense of command and control. Facing political pressure on borders,Labor threw good process overboard.
One of the nation’s most powerful public servants blindsided her ministers by releasing the criminal records of former detainees after the landmark High Court decision.
People who refuse deportation because they fear persecution will be jailed for up to five years under Labor’s accelerated plans to head off legal challenges.
The freeing of the two men,who had their visas revoked over extensive criminal convictions,fuels accusations the government is sidestepping detainee cases that could lead to further mass releases.
Convicted in absentia on terrorism offences in Lebanon,one detainee is arguing Australia can’t owe him protection and lock him up indefinitely.