The federal government’s attempt to rapidly push through a draft bill that would make it easier to deport those in immigration detention has been met with opposition in the Senate.
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles and Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil have criticised the federal opposition for blocking its deportation bill in the Senate.The government has been grappling with indefinite detention issues since the High Court ruled in favour of plaintiff NZYQ last November.
If a person doesn't comply with this direction, they face a minimum of 12 months, and up to five years, in prison.He says the proposed changes are extreme. The Opposition has been hounding the government about immigration detention issues since the November High Court ruling. Greens Senator David Shoebridge says the evidence from Home Affairs proves there needs to be more scrutiny.
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