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| US anti-abortion activist Troy Newman detained by customs in Melbourne | US anti-abortion activist Troy Newman detained by customs in Melbourne |
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| An American anti-abortion advocate who had his visa to Australia cancelled has travelled to Australia and is now seeking legal grounds to restrain the federal government from deporting him. | |
| Troy Newman, also known as Troy Newman-Mariotti, had his visa cancelled on Tuesday after it emerged that he had advocated for the execution of abortion doctors in a book he had written in 2000. | Troy Newman, also known as Troy Newman-Mariotti, had his visa cancelled on Tuesday after it emerged that he had advocated for the execution of abortion doctors in a book he had written in 2000. |
| “Despite having no visa to enter Australia Mr Newman-Mariotti boarded a flight and arrived in Melbourne this morning,” a spokeswoman for the immigration minister, Peter Dutton, said. “The airline faces a fine for carriage of a person who does not have a valid visa.” | |
| “Since Mr Newman-Mariotti does not hold a visa, he is unable to enter Australia and remains in the presence of Australian Border Force officials at the Melbourne airport pending his removal,” she said. “An injunction was lodged in the federal court seeking to restrain the government from preventing his entry.” | “Since Mr Newman-Mariotti does not hold a visa, he is unable to enter Australia and remains in the presence of Australian Border Force officials at the Melbourne airport pending his removal,” she said. “An injunction was lodged in the federal court seeking to restrain the government from preventing his entry.” |
| Related: US anti-abortion campaigner denied visa for Australia after Labor's intervention | Related: US anti-abortion campaigner denied visa for Australia after Labor's intervention |
| Newman had been due to start a 10-day speaking tour of Australia, backed by Right to Life Australia. | Newman had been due to start a 10-day speaking tour of Australia, backed by Right to Life Australia. |
| The national president of the organisation, Margaret Tighe, confirmed to Guardian Australia that Newman was in the country, but declined to answer questions on how he managed to make it in without a visa, and on what grounds he was seeking to stay. | |
| Social media posts by Newman and his organisation, Operation Rescue, say that the anti-abortion advocate was being held by the Australian government as a “political prisoner” and that he was being denied freedom of speech. | Social media posts by Newman and his organisation, Operation Rescue, say that the anti-abortion advocate was being held by the Australian government as a “political prisoner” and that he was being denied freedom of speech. |
| Troy Newman's detained until deportation from Australia - may take 72 hrs. He is a political prisoner silenced by pro abort lies! #unjust |