Overview

• Assistant Citizenship Minister Julian Hill personally revoked Maha Almassri’s visa under the Migration Act after ASIO deemed her a direct or indirect security risk
• Almassri was taken in a pre-dawn Australian Border Force raid at her son’s home and transferred from Bankstown police station to Villawood Immigration Detention Centre
• Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke refused to disclose details of the ASIO assessment, saying the cancellation demonstrates that security checks are working
• Relatives and advocates highlight Almassri’s age, health issues and previous Israeli and Australian security clearances to argue she poses no threat
• The Refugee Advice and Casework Service has filed legal challenges to contest the validity of her visa cancellation and the prospect of her removal