More than 20 Aboriginal Australians still in detention after high court rules they can't be deported

Senate committee hears second Aboriginal man released and 23 cases ‘under review’

A second Aboriginal man has been released from immigration detention and another 23 cases are “under review” after the high court decision that Aboriginal people are not aliens for the purpose of the constitution and cannot be deported.

“We are working through the cases that might fall within that remit,” the home affairs department secretary, Mike Pezzullo, told a Senate committee on Monday.

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