Breaking: Novak Djokovic wins his court battle and will be released from immigration detention.
A judge has ruled that men’s tennis world number one Novak Djokovic be "immediately freed" from immigration detention after the Australian Federal Circuit Court ruled the decision to cancel his visa be quashed.
Judge Anthony Kelly ruled on Monday that the Australian government pay Djokovic's court costs and for him to be released from immigration detention within 30 minutes.Christopher Tran said the Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews reserved her personal power to remove Djokovic from Australia. Mr Kelly foreshadowed if Djokovic was "summarily removed" in that way he would be barred from returning to Australia for three years.
The 34-year-old Serbian, who is unvaccinated against COVID-19, had his visa sensationally cancelled by the federal government last Thursday after flying into Melbourne for failing “to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to Australia”. He had been kept in immigration detention while awaiting Monday’s court hearing, which has garnered significant international attention and controversy.
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