Labor and the Greens are joining forces to try and scrap the fast-tracked processing of asylum seekers who arrived in Australia by boat.
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The coalition government established the fast-tracking scheme in 2015 to try and resolve the visa applications of more than 30,500 asylum seekers.
But Greens senator Nick McKim, who wants to unwind the scheme, said the process was neither fast nor fair.
"It was set up with the clear aim of reducing people's chances of claiming asylum and denying them avenues of appeal," he told AAP on Thursday.
"This government continues to demonise people who have fled persecution."
Labor will support the disallowance motion, leaving crossbench senators to determine its fate.
Immigration Minister David Coleman warned the move put at risk the processing of thousands of people who came to Australia on Labor's watch.
In figures provided to The Australian, the government warned the disallowance motion would result in application assessments blowing out from 23 days to 504 days.
The coalition also warned the move would put further strain on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
Australian Associated Press
