Preventative detention laws for migrants deemed ineffective by Tony Burke
Immigration Minister Tony Burke acknowledges that laws allowing detention of certain migrants have not been successful in ensuring community safety. The laws, established in 2023, were challenged by the High Court and have faced obstacles in detaining individuals. Efforts are now focused on alternative solutions rather than preventative detention.
Laws designed to detain certain migrants who pose a threat to community safety have failed, according to the immigration minister. The preventative detention regime was established in 2023 following a court case involving a man known as 'NZYQ' who could not be deported but had a criminal history. The laws applied to around 250 individuals but had to be revised after a court ruling. The government has now introduced a law to pay other countries to accept these individuals.
One member of the cohort, Friday Yokoju, was charged in a fatal attack in Footscray. The government has faced criticism for not using its powers to detain these individuals. The shadow Home Affairs minister has raised concerns about the lack of preventative detention applications.
The government has cancelled visas of many in the cohort but faced challenges in deporting them. A new law makes it an offence to not cooperate with deportation efforts.
According to the source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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