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How is the boy being deported legally?

Under Section 501 of the Migration Act, a foreigner in Australia can have their visa cancelled on character grounds if they have been jailed for 12 months or longer.

This boy, however, is being detained under Section 116 of the law.

This where the Home Affairs Minister can order someone be locked up and deported if they are regarded as a threat to public safety.

While the boy hasn't been charged with any terror-related offence, and is not suspected of that, Peter Dutton's department is relying on a law used to deport terror suspects and bikies.

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