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Djokovic ruling fits with Australia’s tough immigration line

FILE - A group of Vietnamese asylum seekers are taken by barge to a jetty on Australia's Christmas Island on April 14, 2013. To people watching from afar, the treatment of tennis star Novak Djokovic by Australian immigration officials might have seemed harsh. But Australia has long taken a severe stance on immigration, from the early days of its "White Australia" policy to its more recent practice of warehousing refugees in offshore detention camps. Many of its policies have been condemned by critics. (AP Photo, File) FILE - A group of Vietnamese asylum seekers are taken by barge to a jetty on Australia's Christmas Island on April 14, 2013. To people watching from afar, the treatment of tennis star Novak Djokovic by Australian immigration officials might have seemed harsh. But Australia has long taken a severe stance on immigration, from the early days of its "White Australia" policy to its more recent practice of warehousing refugees in offshore detention camps. Many of its policies have been condemned by critics. (AP Photo, File) FILE - A group of Vietnamese asylum seekers are taken by barge to a jetty on Australia's Christmas Island on April 14, 2013. To people watching from afar, the treatment of tennis star Novak Djokovic by Australian immigration officials might have seemed harsh. But Australia has long taken a severe stance on immigration, from the early days of its "White Australia" policy to its more recent practice of warehousing refugees in offshore detention camps. Many of its policies have been condemned by critics. (AP Photo, File) FILE - A group of Vietnamese asylum seekers are taken by barge to a jetty on Australia's Christmas Island on April 14, 2013. To people watching from afar, the treatment of tennis star Novak Djokovic by Australian immigration officials might have seemed harsh. But Australia has long taken a severe stance on immigration, from the early days of its "White Australia" policy to its more recent practice of warehousing refugees in offshore detention camps. Many of its policies have been condemned by critics. (AP Photo, File) FILE - A group of Vietnamese asylum seekers are taken by barge to a jetty on Australia's Christmas Island on April 14, 2013. To people watching from afar, the treatment of tennis star Novak Djokovic by Australian immigration officials might have seemed harsh. But Australia has long taken a severe stance on immigration, from the early days of its "White Australia" policy to its more recent practice of warehousing refugees in offshore detention camps. Many of its policies have been condemned by critics. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Defending champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a forehand return during a practice session in the Rod Laver Arena ahead of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 11, 2022. Djokovic, who is unvaccinated against the coronavirus, faces deportation from Australia after Immigration Minister Alex Hawke on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 revoked his visa for the second time, citing health and good order considerations. (Kelly Defina/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Defending men's champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic rests during a practice session on Margaret Court Arena ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 13, 2022. Djokovic, who is unvaccinated against the coronavirus, faces deportation from Australia after Immigration Minister Alex Hawke on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 revoked his visa for the second time, citing health and good order considerations. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
Djokovic ruling fits with Australia’s tough immigration line