Drones used to track immigration detainees released after high court decision, Andrew Giles reveals

Immigration minister says ‘we know where they are’, as Labor talks tough during fallout over visa cancellation and indefinite immigration detention

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The immigration minister, Andrew Giles, has revealed the government is using drones to track people released from detention as Labor deals with the fallout of some serious criminals being given their visas back by an independent tribunal.

The usually media-shy minister did a blitz of interviews on Thursday, announcing he has now cancelled eight visas of non-citizens due to character concerns after they were restored by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).

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