The country’s reception centres are filling up, leaving an increasing number of asylum seekers on the street, and the issue is only getting worse. Continue reading
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan falsely accused a provincial conservative cabinet minister of blaming education funding cuts on refugee children. Continue reading
Costs associated with asylum seekers who have crossed the border irregularly have been a point of contention between Ontario and Ottawa. Continue reading
The Liberal government says it has made significant investments to boost border security and effectively process refugee claims. Continue reading
The policy went into effect Tuesday but drew two swift lawsuits from immigrant advocacy groups in federal courts, one in San Francisco and one in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
A new national policy on uniforms was adopted internally last year after the CBSA began moving what it deems “higher-risk immigration detainees” from provincial jails, into one of the agency’s three “immigration holding centres.” Continue reading
The program was announced last year after Quebec and Toronto raised concerns over an influx of asylum seekers flooding their temporary housing. Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California said the use of the funds for the wall for “border barrier construction” in two areas “is unlawful.” Continue reading
Mexico is trying to curb a surge of migrants from third countries crossing its territory in order to reach the United States, under the threat of tariffs on its exports by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has made tightening border security a priority. Continue reading
Immigration officials report a decrease in irregular migration by roughly 46 per cent since this time last year. Continue reading