Early on Tuesday, it emerged that the government would introduce legislation that would make it easier to deport non-citizens.
The legislation relates to a cohort of non-citizens, either in immigration detention or on bridging visas, who have exhausted all legal avenues for remaining in Australia. If enacted, it would require them to cooperate with efforts to remove them, including applying for a passport from their country of origin.
If they fail to comply, they face mandatory jail sentences between one and five years.
The legislation also allows the immigration minister to designate a country as a "removal concern country", meaning processing of visa applications from that country's citizens could be paused.
Donald Trump made no secret of his efforts to shamelessly introduce a travel ban in the United States. It's not the case here, where the government has been deliberately vague about which countries could be designated. Iran, Iraq, South Sudan and Russia have been touted as potentials.
ABC LINKI'm always suspicious when a govt wants to rush a bill through without adequate time for the legislation to be critiqued and amendments drafted.
I criticised the Morrison mob for this same tactics but this incident is much worse. they're deliberately sidelining the cross bench which they know will be less agreeable on this matter.
what are they trying to hide.
