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Related: US anti-abortion activist Troy Newman detained by border force in Melbourne United Airlines has confirmed that it is undertaking an internal review into how anti-abortion campaigner, Troy Newman, boarded one of its flights without a valid visa in order to travel to Australia.
The high court will decide on Friday afternoon whether or not a controversial American anti-abortion campaigner, Troy Newman, will be deported from Australia, after he arrived in the country without a valid visa. The high court will decide on Friday afternoon whether or not the controversial American anti-abortion campaigner will be deported from Australia, after his original visa was cancelled.
Newman, also known as Newman-Mariotti, won a 24-hour reprieve from deportation on Thursday night, when the high court ordered that he could not be removed from the country until the case was heard the following day.Newman, also known as Newman-Mariotti, won a 24-hour reprieve from deportation on Thursday night, when the high court ordered that he could not be removed from the country until the case was heard the following day.
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Newman’s lawyers are arguing that the Department of Immigration and Border Protection was wrong to cancel his visa.Newman’s lawyers are arguing that the Department of Immigration and Border Protection was wrong to cancel his visa.
A spokeswoman for the immigration minister, Peter Dutton, told Guardian Australia that the minister would not comment on the case while it was before the courts.A spokeswoman for the immigration minister, Peter Dutton, told Guardian Australia that the minister would not comment on the case while it was before the courts.
Newman had been due to start a 10-day speaking tour of Australia on Thursday, but his visa was cancelled on Tuesday, before he flew out of the US, after it emerged that Newman had advocated for abortion doctors in the US to be tried as murderers, potentially opening them up to execution.Newman had been due to start a 10-day speaking tour of Australia on Thursday, but his visa was cancelled on Tuesday, before he flew out of the US, after it emerged that Newman had advocated for abortion doctors in the US to be tried as murderers, potentially opening them up to execution.
The visa was cancelled under section 128 of the Migration Act, which grants the immigration minister the power to cancel a non-citizen’s visa if there are concerns for community safety and good order.The visa was cancelled under section 128 of the Migration Act, which grants the immigration minister the power to cancel a non-citizen’s visa if there are concerns for community safety and good order.
Despite holding no valid visa, Newman flew from Los Angeles to Melbourne, arriving early on Thursday morning. He was detained by border force officials on his arrival in Australia. Despite not holding a valid visa, Newman flew from Los Angeles to Melbourne, arriving early on Thursday morning. He was detained by border force officials on his arrival in Australia.
The airline that flew him to Australia, believed to be United Airlines, now faces a fine for letting him board without a visa. Guardian Australia has contacted United Airlines for comment. United Airlines will be fined for allowing him to fly without a visa, and the carrier has told Guardian Australia that it is looking into the incident.
It is unclear how Newman boarded the flight, as earlier footage posted on social media shows him being stopped at Denver airport because he did not have a valid visa for his onward journey to Australia. “United Airlines confirms that a passenger without a valid Australian visa boarded flight UA98 from Los Angeles to Melbourne on September 29, 2015. United takes this matter seriously and is currently working closely with the Australian and US authorities to investigate how this occurred,” a spokeswoman said. “United is also conducting a separate internal review.”
Footage posted on social media shows him being stopped at Denver airport because he did not have a valid visa for his onward journey to Australia.
“We just went to another airline and booked our tickets to LAX [Los Angeles airport],” Newman’s wife Mellissa, whose visa was not cancelled, told the ABC’s 7.30 program on Thursday night.“We just went to another airline and booked our tickets to LAX [Los Angeles airport],” Newman’s wife Mellissa, whose visa was not cancelled, told the ABC’s 7.30 program on Thursday night.
“When we got to LAX, we had our boarding pass, already, because they issued it in Wichita, from LAX to Melbourne, so … we were on time to go get on LAX to Melbourne and they let us on the plane without any trouble at all,” she said.“When we got to LAX, we had our boarding pass, already, because they issued it in Wichita, from LAX to Melbourne, so … we were on time to go get on LAX to Melbourne and they let us on the plane without any trouble at all,” she said.
On Friday morning, the Australian Christian Lobby set up a petition calling on Dutton to reinstate Newman’s visa. Within 45 minutes it secured nearly 1,600 signatures.On Friday morning, the Australian Christian Lobby set up a petition calling on Dutton to reinstate Newman’s visa. Within 45 minutes it secured nearly 1,600 signatures.
ACL’s managing director, Lyle Shelton, said he did not agree with Newman’s call for abortion doctors to be executed, but argued that there is “no evidence that he is inciting violence”.ACL’s managing director, Lyle Shelton, said he did not agree with Newman’s call for abortion doctors to be executed, but argued that there is “no evidence that he is inciting violence”.
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“I think the minister has acted hastily [in cancelling his visa] in the face of pressure from the pro-abortion lobby,” Shelton told Guardian Australia.“I think the minister has acted hastily [in cancelling his visa] in the face of pressure from the pro-abortion lobby,” Shelton told Guardian Australia.
“If he’s advocating violence, then by all means, ban him,” he said. “But otherwise it’s a bit rich to be denying him a visa.”“If he’s advocating violence, then by all means, ban him,” he said. “But otherwise it’s a bit rich to be denying him a visa.”
Newman heads an anti-abortion organisation called Operation Rescue. He has never been convicted of breaking the law in relation to his anti-abortion activities, though his colleague, Cheryl Sullenger, was charged with attempting to damage an abortion clinic. She was jailed for two years and his since denounced violence in the anti-abortion movement.Newman heads an anti-abortion organisation called Operation Rescue. He has never been convicted of breaking the law in relation to his anti-abortion activities, though his colleague, Cheryl Sullenger, was charged with attempting to damage an abortion clinic. She was jailed for two years and his since denounced violence in the anti-abortion movement.