Attorney general applies to have case heard by high court to end legal uncertainty on detainees who refuse to cooperate on deportation
The Albanese government has asked the high court to rule on a major case that could extend the NZYQ ruling on indefinite detention to release hundreds more long-term detainees, including refugees and asylum seekers.
At stake is whether people in immigration detention must be released if their refusal to cooperate has prevented them being deported.
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