Media Roundup

La revue de presse fournit des liens aux articles récents et archivés, à la fois en anglais et en français, sur l’immigration et la diversité lesquels ont été publiés dans les média locaux et nationaux. Il y a également des articles internationaux. Cette section est mise à jour hebdomadairement.


La Saskatchewan ne détiendra plus de migrants pour l’ASFC

Le gouvernement de la Saskatchewan a décidé de mettre fin à son entente avec Ottawa en vertu de laquelle la province acceptait d’incarcérer des détenus de l’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC) dans ses prisons. La décision est saluée par des organismes défendant les droits de la personne.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1972480/incarceration-immigration-prison-migrant-detenu

CBC News – Desperate Canada-Bound Migrants Abandoned to Fate on Sinking Ship After Crew Fled

The smugglers promised that a cruise liner would take them to Canada in comfort. But the MV Lady 3 did not meet such lofty expectations. In 30 days at sea last fall, the ship managed to cover only 3,500 kilometres — about a fifth of the distance to British Columbia’s coast from Myanmar. When the pumps in the hold could no longer keep up with the water streaming through the growing cracks and holes, the crew called in another boat and fled in the night. The hundreds left behind on the Lady 3 were forced to save themselves.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tamil-migrants-canada-abandonded-ship-1.6814012

CityNews – Immigration Lawyer Fears Dangerous Illegal Border Crossings Will Continue

A Winnipeg immigration lawyer expects dangerous illegal border crossings between Canada and the United States to continue, after nine people were detained in the most recent high-profile crossing. Those nine were arrested and one person remains missing after trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border from Manitoba to Minnesota early Tuesday morning. The group crossed near Sprague, Man., about two hours southeast of Winnipeg.

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/04/19/immigration-lawyer-illegal-border-crossings/

CBC News – Sask. to Stop Holding Immigrant Detainees Without Criminal Charges, in Line with 4 Other Provinces

The Saskatchewan government will stop holding immigrant detainees this fall, joining several other provinces committed to ending the practice. For nearly 30 years, the provincial government has placed some migrants without criminal charges — who entered Canada at an illegal point or those with administrative issues — in jail. On Friday, however, the ministry of corrections, policing and public safety announced this practice would end Sept. 30.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-immigration-detainee-cbsa-1.6813697

CBC News – Federal Document Says Roxham Road Deal ‘Challenging’ to Enforce, Will Cost More Than $60M

A government analysis prepared by the federal government as part of the regulatory changes to the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) provides new details on the deal’s objectives, including reducing pressure on Canada’s immigration system, its costs, and potential impacts. The amendments will cost $61.5 million over 10 years to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada as well as the Canadian Border Services Agency and could lead asylum seekers to “face increased danger” in trying to evade detection while crossing into Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/federal-document-roxham-deal-challenges-1.6813662