Immigration: Tamil Woman

Rsquo Dept: The clock is ticking for the Tamil woman who arrived on board the MV Sun Sea on Aug. 13 with 491 men, women and children. They all remain in detention because CBSA has not yet confirmed their identities, according to Globe And Mail. Due to a publication ban placed by the tribunal assessing her detention, her name or identity cannot be revealed. She is due to deliver Sept. 25, her lawyer said, and her third round of hearings is scheduled for Sept. 17, which is a week earlier than the expected 30 days. CBSA has previously requested priority be given to women. Ms. Dyonisius said the time frame is too risky. “There may be a possibility that she could give birth while in custody if we don’t pay much attention,” said Malini Dyonisius, the woman’s lawyer. The woman is one of four who arrived pregnant, but she is the furthest along, according to lawyers. She is being detained in the Alouette Correctional Centre for Women, 70 kilometres east of Vancouver. Her husband, who accompanied her on the Sun Sea, is being held in the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre. As reported in the news.
@t cbsa, publication ban