Submission to Inquiry in to the Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024
The Human Rights Law Centre’s submission to the Senate Inquiry in to the Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024 calls for the Albanese Government’s dangerous and draconian proposed deportation laws to be rejected.
Under the proposed new laws, people could be jailed for five years for not assisting with their own deportation – no matter how long they have been in Australia or whether they have family here. People could be stripped of their refugee status and returned to harm. The laws would also allow the Minister for Immigration extraordinary powers to impose a Trump-style travel ban by preventing visa applications from entire countries of people.