Refugee charged with breaching curfew launches high court challenge to released detainees’ visa conditions

Lawyers for plaintiff YBFZ ask the court to expedite the case for a full hearing as early as March or April

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A stateless refugee who has been charged with breach of curfew and failing to recharge his ankle monitor has launched an urgent high court challenge against visa conditions imposed on those released from detention.

Lawyers for YBFZ, a pseudonym for the plaintiff born in Eritrea, have asked the high court to expedite the case by requiring the Albanese government to file a defence in weeks for a full hearing as early as March or April.

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