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High Court Faces Life-or-Death Deportation Dilemma

12/9/2025

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TXCM, the Iranian refugee, is represented by lawyers who argue in Australia's High Court that deporting him to Nauru risks death from inadequate asthma care.
The government maintains a duty to deport non-citizens and cites a 2003 ruling.
A $2.5 billion deal with Nauru provides 30-year visas for affected individuals.
Migration Act amendments aim to speed deportations by removing non-citizens' fair-hearing rights, which lawyers say are valid but unlawful.

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TXCM, the Iranian refugee, is represented by lawyers who argue in Australia's High Court that deporting him to Nauru risks death from inadequate asthma care.
The government maintains a duty to deport non-citizens and cites a 2003 ruling.
A $2.5 billion deal with Nauru provides 30-year visas for affected individuals.
Migration Act amendments aim to speed deportations by removing non-citizens' fair-hearing rights, which lawyers say are valid but unlawful.