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Medevac detainees in Brisbane released with others in Darwin and Sydney also expected to walk free
More than 20 medevac detainees have been released from Brisbane immigration detention, with dozens more around the country expected to follow this week, some after spending more than a year in a hotel or a alternative place of detention.
Key points:
- More than 20 men detained at Kangaroo Point Central Hotel and Apartments were in the process of being released on Monday morning
- Almost 70 people are expected to be released this week from Darwin, Brisbane and Sydney, according to a number of lawyers representing the group
- The detainees were brought to Australia for medical treatment under the now repealed medical evacuation laws
A number of men detained at Kangaroo Point Central Hotel and Apartments were in the process of being released after…
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