Australia Bans Return of Citizen with Alleged Isis Ties from Syria Using New Law
February 18, 2026
Australia has stopped an Australian citizen with alleged Isis links from returning home. This is the first time the country has used a temporary exclusion order introduced in 2019. The order aims to keep high-risk citizens from coming back to Australia. The woman left Australia for Syria between 2013 and 2015. Syrian authorities stopped the group trying to return and sent them back to the Roj detention camp due to unspecified procedural issues. The woman’s lawyers received paperwork about the ban on Wednesday, after the order was issued on Monday. Australian official Burke said he did not provide details on whether she had children but generally blamed parents for the plight of children stuck in Syria. The identity of the woman was not revealed.
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Australia
Isis
Temporary Exclusion Order
Syria
National security
Legal Ban
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