Aboriginal Australians cannot be deported, high court rules

Australia’s highest court has ruled Aboriginal people cannot be deported by the country’s government as part of its policy of ridding the country of foreign criminals.

Aboriginal Australians cannot be deported, high court rules

Australia’s highest court has ruled Aboriginal people cannot be deported by the country’s government as part of its policy of ridding the country of foreign criminals.

The high court in Canberra ruled in a 4-3 decision that indigenous Australians cannot be deported even if they do not hold Australian citizenship.

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