The much-talked-about ASF17 deportation case has kicked off in our High Court. If that’s gobbledygook to you, it involves an Iranian man known as ASF17 – he arrived by boat more than a decade ago and is refusing to cooperate with authorities because he fears he’ll be sent back to Iran where he says he’d be persecuted for being bisexual. His lawyers say he should be set free based on last year’s High Court ruling that it’s illegal to indefinitely detain people who have no prospect of deportation. That resulted in the release of 149 detainees including convicted murderers and other criminals, setting off a political storm… Legal eagles say this case could have a similar impact. Last month, the Albanese Government attempted to pass a deportation bill that would prevent that from happening – it’s getting a look over by a Senate Committee, due to report in May.