Immigration And Refugee Board: Immigration

Sea Arrivals Dept: Immigration experts say it’s surprising, given this revelation, that the Conservatives began talking publicly about a crackdown on human smuggling only when the Sun Sea neared Canada last month, according to Globe And Mail. The first of the Sun Sea arrivals in B.C. was ordered released from detention on Monday by the Immigration and Refugee Board. The refugee claimant, a pregnant woman with three children, could be freed after she provides an address where she will be staying and the documents have come to light as Mr. Harper’s government readies measures to deter boatloads of illegal migrants – like the 490 Tamils who rode the MV Sun Sea to Canada in August. Sources say options for discouraging vessels of refugee claimants will be brought before the Harper cabinet during the week of Sept. 19. Measures under consideration are believed to include intercepting ships at sea, enacting harsher penalties for those behind the smuggling operations – and striking deals with allies to stop boats before they head to Canada. As reported in the news.
@t refugee claimants, immigration and refugee