Palestinian woman released from immigration detention in Sydney a week after assistant minister cancelled her visa

Maha Almassri, 61, who fled Gaza last year, was detained in Villawood after Julian Hill ‘personally’ cancelled her bridging visaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Palestinian woman has been released from immigration detention a week after she was detained by authorities when a federal assistant minister “personally” cancelled her visa.Last Thursday, Maha Almassri, 61, was awoken by Australian Border Force officers at her son’s home in western Sydney and taken to Villawood detention centre. She was told her bridging visa had been cancelled after she failed a character test.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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