Immigration Detention
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Canada can jail asylum seekers indefinitely — but now there’s a movement to change thatAsylum seekers in Canada say they've experienced severe mental health issues while in immigration detention, including depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughtsInvestigationsOct 14, 2022
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U.S. Border Patrol deploying Tactical Unit officers to ‘sanctuary cities’ for arrestsThe unit was launched in 1984 in response to rioting at immigration detention facilities.WorldFeb 14, 2020
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Nigerian man dies after less than 24 hours in ICE custody, officials sayAnthony Oluseye Akinyemi, 56, had been charged with sexual abuse of a minor and was convicted last week in Baltimore City Circuit Court.WorldDec 25, 2019
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Experts say Scheer’s plan to close border loophole ‘doomed to failure’Experts are questioning whether Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer can successfully close the border loophole without full co-operation from the U.S.PoliticsOct 9, 2019
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Mumps sweeps through U.S. immigration detention facilities, sickening hundredsNearly 900 migrants and several staffers caught the mumps at detention facilities across the U.S.HealthAug 29, 2019
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CBSA’s immigration detention guards shouldn’t wear batons, pepper spray: advocatesA group of doctors, lawyers, legal scholars and human-rights organizations says a policy requiring Canada Border Services Agency staff to wear defensive gear while working with detained migrants goes against international standards.CanadaJul 19, 2019
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Supreme Court decision ‘opens the door’ to further challenges of immigration detention: expertLegal experts say the Supreme Court decision is a major victory for immigration detainees in Canada. Here's why.CanadaMay 10, 2019
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Canada’s immigration detention system unfairly penalizes detainees: reportCanada's immigration detention system relies on faulty information and is stacked against detainees, an audit has found.CanadaJul 20, 2018
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Londoners set to march in Victoria Park for migrant children to be reunited with familiesOver a dozen cities across Canada are participating in the rally called #FamiliesBelongTogether and have issued joint demands to the federal government of Canada to revoke immigrant policies that detain and separate families.CanadaJun 29, 2018
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Feds pay over $22,000 a day to jail non-dangerous immigration detainees in OntarioLess than a quarter of the federal immigration detainees held in Ontario jails pose a danger to public safety, a document released by the CBSA shows.CanadaMay 31, 2017
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