An Indigenous man held in immigration detention for 500 days and threatened with deportation to New Zealand has been freed.
Lawyers for Brendan Thoms have confirmed the New Zealand-born father has been freed just hours after it was determined that he cannot be deported.
Both men were born overseas but each have a parent who is an Australian citizen. They both identify as Aboriginal Australians and Mr Thoms also holds native title. “From the perspective of common sense, Aboriginal Australians should never have been placed in immigration detention and threatened with deportation from Australia, and today’s High Court decision has further reinforced this fact.”
The 4-3 majority decision in the High Court represents a significant victory for Mr Thoms but the court was unable to determine whether Mr Love is Aboriginal, continuing his uncertainty.In court last year, Stephen Keim SC, barrister for the men, said removing them from the country would constitute significant dispossession.
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