Labor's deportation bill in Australia has sparked controversy as it could blacklist entire countries' citizens from obtaining visas and strip refugees of protection. The bill includes provisions for travel bans on countries refusing to accept back immigration detainees. Critics argue the bill is draconian and could negatively impact diaspora communities. Despite attempts to rush the bill through parliament, a Senate inquiry has pushed back, limiting Labor's options in response to potential legal challenges.
Entire groups from black-listed countries could still enter Australia under Labor’s emergency plan to regain control of migration law, prompting warnings the exemptions could undermine attempts to pressure countries such as Iran to take back its citizens. https://t.co/A9amkeSFGe
David Shoebridge claims Labor’s ‘incredibly undercooked’ deportation bill will ‘punish diaspora communities’ | Sky News Australia https://t.co/eS9zi6gyy2
Labor is seeking new powers that could see travel bans imposed on countries that refuse to accept back immigration detainees Australia seeks to deport, but Penny Wong says any attempt to use the powers would have to go through her. https://t.co/dFsDT9LEp0
Penny Wong addresses contentious elements of Labor’s new deportation bill which could allow for potential ban on citizens from ‘removal concern countries’ | Sky News Australia https://t.co/3Zo8QBrVwc
Labor’s failed bid to rush new deportation laws through parliament has limited its options to respond to a looming High Court challenge seeking to trigger the release of another cohort of immigration detainees. FULL STORY: https://t.co/cM8Qw14RLq. https://t.co/my0W5L8DkS
Refugees risk being stripped of protection under ‘draconian’ Labor deportation bill, opponents say https://t.co/fqHIqDIeOK
Trump style immigration laws buried in Labor’s deportation bill. They are designed to blacklist entire countries’ citizens from obtaining visas to Australia. Thankfully we pushed this back from the brink with a Senate inquiry but the threat’s still real. https://t.co/tVK1b4aZtg
Labor’s deportation bill could be used to blacklist entire countries’ citizens from obtaining visas to Australia https://t.co/IzEACnk86k