Key legal question
Whether the extension of deportation detention until 5 June 2003 was lawful under the statutory detention rules and proportionality.
Extracted holding
The extension was lawful because the detention still served to secure removal, a detention ground existed, and the overall circumstances justified continuation.
Extracted reasoning
The Court held that criminal imprisonment cannot be credited against deportation detention, but the authorities' conduct must be assessed under the acceleration principle and proportionality. Although early delays were problematic, the authorities acted diligently during the first judicially confirmed detention period, and removal still appeared feasible within a reasonable time.