'A dark day in our history': Refugee advocates warn Labor laws put thousands at risk. By Tom Crowley, ABC News

Refugee advocates warn a government proposal to give the immigration minister sweeping new deportation powers would put people at risk of persecution and family separation.

The government says the bill meets its international obligations not to deport people to countries where they face the threat of persecution.

’A dark day in our history': Refugee advocates warn Labor laws put thousands at risk. By Tom Crowley, ABC News