The meeting room of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee remains empty on May 14 after a breakdown in talks meant that no vote would be held on legislation to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law. (Ryo Ikeda) The government brushed aside opposition calls to release further information on the death of a Sri Lankan woman in an immigration detention facility and forged ahead May 14 with plans to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law without amendments. The proposed legislation has drawn sharp criticism from groups providing support to refugee applicants as well as legal scholars, who contend it could potentially make things harder for applicants seeking refugee status.