With 47 votes for and 18 against Slovenian MPs passed the amendments to the Aliens Act. The changes make it possible for Slovenia to activate special measures in extraordinary migratory situations and limit the entry of foreigners to the country. An amendment was also passed making it possible to activate the special measures by a simple parliamentary majority. Previously, the basic proposal requested a two-thirds parliamentary majority for the activation of the measures.

Journalist Robert Škrjanc reports that the amendments to the Aliens Act, fast-tracked by the government, have legalized the possibility of activating a special measure restricting entry to foreigners in extraordinary migratory situations. The amendments have sparked criticism both at home and abroad. A number of NGOs highlighted the contentiousness of the amendments. However, the majority of MPs decided that the changes were needed, if nothing else as a back-up solution. At the beginning of the session Interior Minister Vesna Györkös Žnidar cautioned against any unnecessary ideological theorizing, and warned that the amendments to the Act were written as measures to be used in extreme circumstances, only if Slovenia becomes so overburdened that it is unable to implement laws on international protection. A task force started drafting the new law back in the fall of 2015.

The amendments to the Aliens Act introduce special measures which allow the police to refuse entry to a foreigner who does not fulfill the conditions for entry to Slovenia. If a foreigner files for an asylum request, the police would carry out an identification procedure and reject the demand as unfounded. The alien would then be directed to the country from which he/she arrived. The initial government proposal required the vote of 60 MPs for the activation of the special measures. However, following a proposal put forward by the NSi (New Slovenia Party), the necessary number of votes for the measures to be activated is now only 46.