Thousands of Australians call for neo-Nazi leader to be deported to New Zealand

>The New Zealand-born leader of a white supremacist group in Australia is appearing in court charged with offences related to intimidating a police officer and breaching an intervention order in 2024.

>It comes after New Zealand-born neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell was recently involved in an alleged violent attack on a protest camp.

>Meanwhile, a petition to deport [Sewell](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/571838/neo-nazi-thomas-sewell-arrested-outside-melbourne-court), back to New Zealand has reached 50,000 signatures following another incident on Tuesday.

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Australian deportation rules mean Sewell could be sent back to New Zealand after facing criminal charges.