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Watt went on to say again that drones are being used to monitor immigration detainees released under the NZYQ high court verdict. There had been confusion last week after immigration minister Andrew Giles said drones were being used in the government’s response to that court judgement, but police and security agencies told SBS that they weren’t the ones operating the drones.
“My understanding is that drones are being used as part of this operation, but more in the sense of monitoring the accommodation people are living in, for example, ensuring that it’s not too close to schools or other areas that they’re not supposed to be living close to,” Watt said.
What we’re doing now is making it absolutely crystal clear for the AAT and departmental officials interpreting it that community safety is to be the number one priority, more than anything else.
What would have been a mistake is if the government had said that we want to put duration of stay above community safety, and we didn’t do that.
Continue reading…Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWatt went on to say again that drones are being used to monitor immigration detainees released under the NZYQ high court verdict. There had been confusion last week after immigration minister Andrew Giles said drones were being used in the government’s response to that court judgement, but police and security agencies told SBS that they weren’t the ones operating the drones.“My understanding is that drones are being used as part of this operation, but more in the sense of monitoring the accommodation people are living in, for example, ensuring that it’s not too close to schools or other areas that they’re not supposed to be living close to,” Watt said.What we’re doing now is making it absolutely crystal clear for the AAT and departmental officials interpreting it that community safety is to be the number one priority, more than anything else.What would have been a mistake is if the government had said that we want to put duration of stay above community safety, and we didn’t do that. Continue reading…