Samira is joined by the ASRC’s Head of Systemic Change Jana Favero and human rights lawyer and refugee advocate Betia Shakiba to discuss the current climate of immigration and refugee politics in Australia.

Together, they walk through what led to Labor introducing the The Migration Amendment (Removal and other Measures) Bill in late March, what the bill currently contains and what it may mean for asylum seekers and refugees in the community should the bill pass the Senate and become law.

“This bill was completely unexpected… [The bill] makes it easier for the Australian government to deport people, it can make it a criminal offense for someone if they don’t engage in something that could lead to their deportation and it also means that there could be a travel-style ban, a trump travel-style band, on designated countries of people coming to Australia.’

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