Immigration Detainees

detainees: The End Immigration Detention Network says the detainees are protesting prison conditions that include increasing lockdowns and the use of solitary confinement, and are calling for an end to indefinite detentions in maximum security prisons, according to Toronto Star. The immigration detainees are asking for a meeting with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale to discuss their concerns. By The Canadian Press Mon., July 11, 2016 A group advocating for full immigration status for all immigrants says more than 50 immigration detainees began refusing food Monday in two Ontario centres. A spokesperson from Goodale office was not immediately available for comment. The End Immigration Detention Network says immigration detainees previously went on a hunger strike that began on April 21, and met with officials from Canada Border Services Agency. Those taking part in the protest are housed at the maximum security Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont., and the Toronto East Detention Centre. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.