Scores of asylum claimants warned they may face deportation after immigration law passes

A bill tightening asylum rules became law and the Immigration Department has sent warning letters to scores of asylum claimants that they may face imminent deportation, with many letters dispatched the day after the law passed. The move increases domestic political and legal risk and will likely drive demand for legal services and advocacy responses, but is unlikely to have material direct market impact.

Analysis

A bill tightening asylum rules became law and the Immigration Department has sent warning letters to scores of asylum claimants that they may face imminent deportation, with many letters dispatched the day after the law passed. The move increases domestic political and legal risk and will likely drive demand for legal services and advocacy responses, but is unlikely to have material direct market impact.