Australia’s indefinite detention battle explained | ABC News

An Australian High Court ruling has up-ended two decades of immigration policy and led to the release of almost 150 people into the community.
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The case relates to a Rohingya man, known as NZYQ, who was unable to be deported back to Myanmar because he is a member of a persecuted minority, and no other country would accept him - despite the Australian government’s approach to at least six different nations.
In November 2023, the High Court ruled indefinite detention for someone with no reasonable prospect of deportation was unlawful. It led to the release of 149 people. Now another case, ASF17 is set to challenge the laws again.
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