Shabana Mahmood has tabled two amendments to the Immigration and Asylum Bill intended to tighten the treatment of Article 8 family-life claims and last-minute asylum applications.
Under the first change, courts would have to consider the length and frequency of a parent's contact with their child when deciding whether family life exists.
The government says the amendment would also prevent a person strengthening an Article 8 claim simply by moving back into the family home shortly before making it.
A second amendment would require decision-makers to take account of the timing of evidence. A claim made late without good reason could count against the applicant's credibility.
That change would sit alongside the Bill's planned expedited process for late claims. Ministers argue the measures will reduce delays to removals while retaining routes for people who need protection.
The wider Bill would create an independent immigration appeals authority, a single appeal route and a combined definition covering refugee status and humanitarian protection.
The legislation passed its Commons second reading in July with a majority of 174 and is due to enter line-by-line scrutiny next week.
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