Abdurahman Abdi Ibrahim Hassan and Immigration Detainees

immigration system: His is the 12th reported death in immigration custody in the past decade, according to Rabble. Now, the End Immigration Detention Network is calling for change. "We really shy away from calling this a broken immigration system or a broken detention system because it very clear that the system is functioning as it supposed to be," said Tings Chak, an advocate with No One Is Illegal. Two new reports released last month from the University of Toronto and the End Immigration Detention Network detail the systemic flaws and inhumane treatment of immigration detainees, dubbing the entire system a "legal black hole." On top of that, Abdurahman "Abdi" Ibrahim Hassan died in custody on June 11 after being restrained by prison guards. The Canada Border Services Agency outlines the reasons it detains undocumented persons here. Canada has three dedicated immigration holding centres, one in Laval, Quebec, one in Toronto and one in Vancouver. Some of the reasons they list include: the CBSA can't establish a person identity, the CBSA deems a person a danger to the public or the CBSA deems a person a "flight risk" -- that is, the CBSA believes they may not show up for a deportation hearing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.