United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees: Congress Spokesman

Human Smugglers Dept: Congress spokesman David Poopalapillai said his organization has spoken with a relative of one of the Tamils arrested this past weekend in a raid of 17 Bangkok locations, according to The Star. In response to reports that Ottawa may have had a hand in the arrests, Poopalapillai said Canada cannot interchange genuine refugees with human smugglers. The Canadian government has vowed to crack down on migrants since the vessel MV Sun Sea arrived in British Columbia in August carrying 492 people and vANCOUVER The Canadian Tamil Congress says it s extremely concerned by reports 155 Sri Lankan migrants have been arrested in Thailand and that Ottawa may have played a role in the crackdown to prevent the migrants from setting sail for Canada. Poopalapillai said while details are still sketchy, some of those arrested appear to have been properly registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. As reported in the news.
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