Canada Border Services Agency and Mitch Goldberg

Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers: Canada Border Services Agency refused to provide any details as to the identity of the prisoner or the circumstances of the death, according to CTV. Rights groups called the death and the border agency unwillingness to share information unacceptable. "Nobody should die while they are in the custody of CBSA," Mitch Goldberg, president of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, said in a statement Wednesday. "The public needs answers. The latest fatality, shrouded as usual in secrecy, occurred at the Toronto East Detention Centre on Monday, according to authorities. What was the cause of death Could this death have been prevented Did some action or inaction on the part of CBSA and the correctional facility that they use to house their detainees contribute to their deaths " Critics have long denounced the Canadian system of potentially indefinite detention for foreigners -- often in provincial jails that house criminals -- who run afoul of immigration rules but may not be subject to any charges. CBSA announced the death in a release Tuesday. "The CBSA will also be reviewing the circumstances of the death," the release said. "The CBSA is not in a position to release further information while the investigation is ongoing." In a similar case last June, a cloak of secrecy descended on the death of a man in agency custody who died after being taken to a hospital in Peterborough, Ont. They note at least 13 people have died in custody of Canadian immigration authorities since 2000. "This latest death is a further stain on CBSA reputation and highlights the urgent need for reform of the way immigration detention is practised in this country," said Samer Muscati, with the University of Toronto international human rights program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.