MPs voice outrage over Labor deportation bill that HRLC says will criminalise refugees – video

Adam Bandt, Zali Steggall and Kylea Tink were among those voicing opposition to the introduction of Labor’s deportation bill. Under the bill, hundreds of immigration detainees and unlawful non-citizens are being threatened with a minimum of one year in prison if they refuse to cooperate with efforts to deport them. The bill could also create the power to ban new visa applications from non-citizens in designated countries

Hundreds of unlawful non-citizens face jail if they refuse to cooperate in deportation from Australia

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