Australian Detention Center at Manus Ruled Illegal

Australia's detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island is illegal, Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruled, ordering both governments to start bringing the program to an end.

About 850 men, half of whom have been granted refugee status, are currently held in the detention center on the tiny Pacific island, according to Australian news service ABC News. Officials have recently tried to move some to a transit center. Others are told they must return to their countries of origin.