Yes, I asked that question because, in Canada, we've seen cases in which the judge cut down the sentence to avoid the person being deported. I find this to be very enlightening.
We are stuck between the concern over public safety and human rights. Again, how do you strike a balance between public safety concerns and also safeguarding human rights, especially in cases such as people who have already committed a crime, exhausted all legal applications to stay and then finally claim asylum or claim to be a refugee?
How do you avoid that kind of situation from happening in New Zealand?
