Australia to deport violent criminals to remote Pacific atoll

Australia will soon deport three violent criminals including a convicted murderer to Nauru even though they are not citizens of the tiny Pacific atoll, after an Australian court ruled that dangerous immigrants can no longer be imprisoned indefinitely.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Sunday that three “violent offenders” had been issued 30-year Nauru visas on Saturday.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton said on Monday that more than 200 immigrants with criminal records who could not be deported would remain in Australia despite the Nauru deal.