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The Albanese government's proposed 'Trump-style' travel ban' has sparked international uproar, with the Russian embassy criticising the move and Iraqi officials caught off-guard by the potential changes.

The Federal government this week attempted to rush legislation through Parliament banning visitors from some foreign countries from coming to Australia, including tourists.

The countries expected to be blacklisted including Iran, Iraq, Russia, South Sudan and Zimbabwe. These countries do not accept citizens who have been deported from Australia, and the government hopes a travel ban could force them to back down.

But Daily Mail Australia can reveal the proposal, which has stalled in Parliament, is causing a diplomatic headache for the government.

A spokesperson for the Russian Embassy in Canberra told Daily Mail Australia the inclusion of Russia in this proposed legislation 'is quite far-fetched'.

'We are struggling to remember a single occasion where the Australian Government expressed concerns about the removal of a Russian national not having a valid reason to remain or asked us for cooperation with such removal,' the spokesperson fumed.

The Russian embassy was not approached or briefed by the Australian government about the legislation or its potential effects, the spokesman added.  

When contacted by Daily Mail Australia, the Iraqi embassy in Canberra appeared caught off-guard, asking for information about the proposal.

The travel ban proposal comes as the government braces for a High Court case on April 17, known as ASF17, which could further reignite controversy over its handling of immigration. 

The government spent weeks under fire after the High Court's decision in the NZYQ case last November saw 149 detainees - including criminals - released onto the streets.

The applicant in this new case is an Iranian man who is refusing to cooperate with his deportation because he fears he will be persecuted, and face the death penalty, if he returns to Iran as a bisexual man.

As it stands, there are up to 200 people in immigration detention who are in similar circumstances, and the government fears the High Court could order their release before Parliament signs off on changing the rules. 

Potentially impacted diasporas have been voicing their disapproval for the legislation in the days since it was announced.

Human rights lawyers have described it as 'the pure definition of discrimination,' and 'Trumpian', while others have questioned whether Labor would have ever supported the Coalition if roles were reversed. 

In a further bitter blow to the government, the Greens and the Coalition on Wednesday voted to delay the legislation. 

They sent it to a Senate inquiry to scrutinise, which could take months to report back - while the clock ticks on Labor. 

Greens Senator David

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