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PoliticsNow: Details of freed criminal detainees revealed

Twenty-seven asylum seekers to be released following a High Court decision have committed 'very serious' crimes against children or women, or high-level violent crimes.

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5:56AMNovember 17, 2023.
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An unidentified Afghani man who confirmed he was released from immigration detention as part of the High Court ruling on indefinite detention, pictured outside Arena Hotel in Chullora.
An unidentified Afghani man who confirmed he was released from immigration detention as part of the High Court ruling on indefinite detention, pictured outside Arena Hotel in Chullora.

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