Haneef visa revocation ruling [Australia FC]

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Haneef visa revocation ruling [Australia FC]

August 21, 2007 09:32:00 am

Haneef v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Federal Court of Australia, August 21, 2007 [ruling that Australian Immigration and Citizenship Minister Kevin Andrews improperly revoked the work visa of Dr. Mohammad Haneef, detained by Australian authorities in connection with July's attempted UK car bomb terror attacks]. Read the text of the decision. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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