Highlighting the current lack of an adequate legislative framework around the treatment of asylum seekers in Israel, Anat Ben-Dor describes the Israeli state’s trend towards ‘hot returns’ in its approach to foreign nationals within its borders. Following an initial high court denial of a request for an injunction, the Hotline for Migrant Workers and the Refugee Rights Clinic at Tel Aviv University (TAU) has resumed its calls for the court’s intervention to ensure greater protection of asylum seekers’ rights.