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The House: Immigration changes to protect migrants but expand deportation

Release Date
2026-03-28
Media
RNZ
Summary
New Zealand’s proposed Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Amendment Bill aims to balance national interests with migrants’ rights by strengthening both deportation rules and protections against exploitation.

The bill expands deportation liability for resident visa holders by lengthening the periods during which criminal offenses can lead to removal and broadening grounds such as misleading information or past overseas crimes. It also limits appeals on humanitarian grounds for certain offenders and increases data sharing between government agencies.

At the same time, it toughens penalties for migrant exploitation, including longer prison sentences and new offenses related to false or incomplete information.

While the governing parties support the bill as a firm but fair approach to managing immigration risks, opposition parties criticize it as overly harsh, arguing it may undermine human rights, target undocumented migrants, and restrict asylum seekers’ options.
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