Immigration Detention
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know about new U.S. migrant detention centreU.S. President Donald Trump will visit the new immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades on Tuesday for what's expected to be the site's official opening.U.S. NewsJun 30, 2025
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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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