Labor’s bid to deport to Nauru foreign criminals freed under the NZYQ ruling is being challenged in the High Court, in a blow to the Albanese government’s new third-country removal powers.

Despite acknowledging that another High Court challenge was likely, Immigration Minister Tony Burke said the three unnamed ex-detainees had already been re-incarcerated and would be sent to Nauru ...

A controversial federal government bid to deport an immigration detainee to Nauru will face a High Court challenge after a legal not-for-profit launched proceedings. The man is one of three ...