kurdish militia: But ultimately, the Kurdish militia known as the YPG is expected to retreat to east of the Euphrates River, meeting a long-standing demand by Ankara, which considers the militia a terror group tied to a Kurdish insurgency within Turkey's borders, according to The Chronicle Herald. Ethnic Kurds live on both sides of the border, in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. Illustrating the fragility of the arrangement, the United States and Turkey offered differing descriptions of what the deal entailed, how it would be carried out and when. Turkish officials suggested an ambitious plan had been hashed out under which the withdrawal would be complete within six months, with Kurdish fighters giving up their weapons as they leave Manbij. The U.S. wouldn't discuss whether the Kurdish troops would have to give up weapons, and insisted the plan included only estimated timelines based on events on the ground and no hard deadlines. A Turkish official said Turkey would review the withdrawal before a new council is set up to administer the multiethnic town, which has been run by the Manbij Military Council for several years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

case: Racism's most odious form, though, is when it appears as official policy, as is the case with the Black Identity Extremist BIE classification recently adopted by the FBI. The Black Identity Extremist label was revealed last year when an FBI report was leaked to the press, provoking a firestorm of criticism from civil liberties and racial justice groups, alleging the FBI was reverting to behavior akin to COINTELPRO, its counterintelligence program from the 1950s, '60s and '70s, when it criminally targeted, surveilled, infiltrated and disrupted protest organizations like the Black Panther Party, leading to the imprisonment and death of many, according to Rabble. This recent leaked FBI report, titled Black Identity Extremists Likely Motivated to Target Law Enforcement Officers, was dated Aug. 3, 2017 -- ominously, just three days before the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where one anti-racist activist, Heather Heyer, was killed, and scores more were injured. The scourge of racism takes many shapes, and has been integral to American history long before the nation's founding. In addition to the FBI memo, documents obtained by several groups under the Freedom of Information Act revealed the existence of an internal document at the Department of Homeland Security, that staff there referred to as the Race Paper. A copy was released by DHS, but in a completely redacted form. The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Media Justice and 40 other organizations have written to DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, calling for the release of the unredacted version of this paper. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

resort city: The 114 arrests occurred at two locations of Corso's Flower & Garden Center, one in Sandusky, a resort city on Lake Erie, and another in nearby Castalia, according to The Chronicle Herald. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it expected criminal charges including identity theft and tax evasion. The operation was part of the White House's increasing focus on businesses that hire people in the country illegally amid a broad range of immigration crackdowns under President Donald Trump that include stepped-up deportations, targeting of sanctuary cities and zero-tolerance border policies. No criminal charges were filed against the company, but the employer is under investigation, authorities said. The operation drew criticism over its heavy show of force that involved aircraft surveillance and a large contingent of federal agents to round up workers at a family business. Two locations were searched, and Khaalid Walls, an agency spokesman, said a large volume of business documents were seized. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rights-respecting country: And on this day the U.S. government took her mother away, according to Toronto Star. When we read about the U.S. administration's new policy of trying to stop people from crossing its borders by taking away their children, we too had trouble sleeping. She left all her toys behind when she fled Guatemala. An underage migrant from Guatemala at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in Edinburg, Tex., on Feb. 13, 2013. It cannot shoot unauthorized border-crossers on sight. KIRSTEN LUCE / NYT There are legal and ethical limits to how far a rights-respecting country can go to protect its borders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

society groups: The prevalence of detention has risen and the conditions of detention are poor and now we see something really quite horrific, which is the tearing away of children from their mothers when they arrive as a deterrent effect, Silcoff said, according to CTV. Human Rights Watch has reported that more than 600 children, including infants and toddlers, have been separated from their parents while trying to cross the border illegally into the United States. Maureen Silcoff, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, says her organization and other civil society groups were dismayed to hear Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen talk about wanting to work collaboratively with the U.S. government on dealing with the influx of illegal border crossers arriving in Canada from the U.S. She pointed to recent revelations about how the U.S. has been dealing with some of its illegal border crossers -- steps that sometimes include separating children from parents who are detained in custody. Their parents were arrested and sent to detention centres. Following the meeting, the two reaffirmed a commitment to work together on border security issues related to asylum seekers. Hussen travelled to Washington on Monday to meet Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen for high-level talks about the continuing surge in asylum seekers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

society groups: The prevalence of detention has risen and the conditions of detention are poor and now we see something really quite horrific, which is the tearing away of children from their mothers when they arrive as a deterrent effect, Silcoff said, according to Vancouver Courier. Human Rights Watch has reported that more than 600 children, including infants and toddlers, have been separated from their parents while trying to cross the border illegally into the United States. Maureen Silcoff, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, says her organization and other civil society groups were dismayed to hear Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen talk about wanting to work collaboratively with the U.S. government on dealing with the influx of illegal border crossers arriving in Canada from the U.S.article continues below Trending Stories Car Free Day costing organizers overwhelming fees for security Hector Bremner says his new party will launch at the end of the month These are the top five brands B.C. loves Renaming of Emily Carr painting stirs debate She pointed to recent revelations about how the U.S. has been dealing with some of its illegal border crossers steps that sometimes include separating children from parents who are detained in custody. Their parents were arrested and sent to detention centres. Following the meeting, the two reaffirmed a commitment to work together on border security issues related to asylum seekers. Hussen travelled to Washington on Monday to meet Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen for high-level talks about the continuing surge in asylum seekers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tax evasion: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it expected criminal charges including identity theft and tax evasion, according to Vancouver Courier. No criminal charges were filed against the company, but the employer is under investigation, authorities said. The operation was part of the White House's increasing focus on businesses that hire people in the country illegally amid a broad range of immigration crackdowns under President Donald Trump that include stepped-up deportations, targeting of sanctuary cities and zero-tolerance border policies.article continues below Trending Stories Car Free Day costing organizers overwhelming fees for security Hector Bremner says his new party will launch at the end of the month These are the top five brands B.C. loves Renaming of Emily Carr painting stirs debate The 114 arrests occurred at two locations of Corso's Flower & Garden Center, one in Sandusky, a resort city on Lake Erie, and another in nearby Castalia. Two locations were searched, and Khaalid Walls, an agency spokesman, said a large volume of business documents were seized. It also highlights a tightrope President Donald Trump's administration is walking as it seeks to please immigration hawks but risks alienating business-friendly Republicans struggling to find enough workers in a tight job market. The operation drew criticism over its heavy show of force that involved aircraft surveillance and a large contingent of federal agents to round up workers at a family business. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vancouver bunzer: Today, the Facebook group has 6,661 members, trading everthing from furniture and cooking supplies to clothing and jewelry, according to Vancouver Courier. On June 5, one Vancouver Bunzer sought help for a family of refugees getting settled in their new home. Bunz was founded in 2013 in Toronto with a mandate to help save the planet, save money and connect people with their neighbours by offering a money-free exchange platform.article continues below Trending Stories Car Free Day costing organizers overwhelming fees for security Hector Bremner says his new party will launch at the end of the month These are the top five brands B.C. loves Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. The Vancouver group only had a couple hundred members when I first joined a year and a half ago or so, says Katie Johnston, an admin for the Vancouver Bunz Facebook page. In exchange for a thank you, Juju Milay asked for the following items from Bunzers willing to help the family start a new life in Canada twin bunk bed, non-stick pots and pans, office chair, dishes, dresser and lampstand, long stand alone lamps. I am beyond overwhelmed by the generosity! Milay wrote. Within minutes, members of the group came forward to offer those items and then some. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

brands b.c: Here's a look at a sampling of rhetoric from the president and his detractors over the past week, and the reality behind the statements article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver's median condo price nears 1 million; detached homes 3 million Protests against demovictions expected to ramp up in Burnaby Vancouver takes hints from Toronto to support refugees creatively These are the top five brands B.C. loves African-Americans vote for Democrats for the most part, according to Vancouver Courier. You know, vast majority. His critics on immigration policy spread a false alarm that the government took 1,500 immigrant children from their parents and lost them. They've been doing it for over 100 years. Not 100 years or anything close. Nashville rally Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

british columbia: Does he Do we During the controversy over the expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline, our prime minister's main intervention in the dispute between Alberta and British Columbia has been to assert that the expansion must and will happen because it is in the national interest, according to NOW Magazine. This assertion has not been a means of starting a conversation but rather of ending one. Before the 2015 election, Green Party leader Elizabeth May assured us that, unlike his predecessor, Justin Trudeau gets climate change. Amid claims that the country must be able to get it's resources to market, Trudeau has not explained why Alberta's interest in developing the tar sands trumps British Columbia's interest in maintaining the coastal environment it depends on for its fisheries and tourism industries. It is imperative that Canadians carefully examine this claim before endorsing the expansion, let alone agreeing to use taxpayer dollars to buy it.A good starting point is to examine the very idea of national interest as it has been used through the centuries by realists in international relations. So Alberta's interests coincide with the national interest but British Columbia's do not. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

favourite snacks: While these facts are not pretty, they are real, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR . It can be hard for us to imagine the abject terror and helplessness the majority of the world's refugees face while we sit comfortably on our sofas, our favourite snacks in hand as we watch the latest Netflix show, according to The Chronicle Herald. We can say and possibly feel like we support and even empathize with refugees, but the truth is, most of us really don't have a true understanding of what these people actually go through not from a lack of caring, but from a lack of knowledge. And, in the time it took you to read this statement, 20 more were forced to leave their homes. The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 hopes to change that this summer with the Refuge Canada exhibition, a truly transparent look at the history of Canada's role with refugees since the Second World War. Visitors enter the 4,000-square-foot space, where they are met with the statement, No one wants to be a refugee. The interactive exhibition takes visitors on an emotional journey through the eyes of a refugee fleeing to Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

alberta residents: Yussuf Mahamed, wife Halima Ali, and their children wait in the office of Ogaden Somali Community of Alberta Residents, according to Toronto Star. Supplied / Ahmed Abdulkadir I feel very excited. It was Canadian Immigration and Border Services officials calling to let Mahamed and his family know that the father of four had been granted a stay and another year in Canada. I am very so happy. She said she was very thankful for the community members who had been working since Friday, launching a petition and calling local politicians, to make sure her husband stayed in the country. I am thankful for all those in Canada who supported me, Mahamed's wife, Halima Ali, told Star Metro. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

information act: The records were recently released to The Canadian Press in response to a February 2017 request under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, asking for materials used to brief then-homeland secretary John Kelly in advance of phone calls with Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, according to CTV. Some 400,000 people and more than 2 billion worth of goods and services cross the Canada-U.S. border every day. Newly released internal notes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reveal Canadian government officials fired off a list of 16 detailed questions with the aim of figuring out the order's impact on everything from refugee claims to biometric tracking. The order - officially the Executive Order on Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States - applied to people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The Nexus trusted-traveller cards of about 200 Canadian permanent residents were suddenly cancelled. As soon as it was signed on Jan. 27, 2017, confusion erupted about who was allowed into the U.S., as did persistent headaches for some travellers from Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

marigold mioc: If you get involved things will start to change, she told CTV News, according to CTV. To raise money for sponsorship of a Syrian refugee family and to help cover the costs of an upcoming trip to visit a girls' school in Kenya, Mioc sells unicorn headbands online and in several shops around Alberta. Nine-year-old Marigold Mioc spends most of her time giving speeches to empower other young girls and raising money for refugees, but her ultimate goal is to be the youngest Canadian prime minister. I think it's really important to help other people not just from your country, she said. Be a unicorn in a field of horses, you don't need to fit in to the fields, she said. The unicorn horns also serve as a mantra for Mioc's life and philosophy be yourself. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

statements: Here's a look at a sampling of rhetoric from the president and his detractors over the past week, and the reality behind the statements African-Americans vote for Democrats for the most part, according to The Chronicle Herald. You know, vast majority. His critics on immigration policy spread a false alarm that the government took 1,500 immigrant children from their parents and lost them. They've been doing it for over 100 years. Not 100 years or anything close. Nashville rally Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

supreme court: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a lower court's decision that allowed an undocumented immigrant teenager to obtain an abortion over the protests of the Trump administration, according to Toronto Star. TOM BRENNER / The New York Times But the court did not agree with a request by the president's lawyers that American Civil Liberties Union lawyers who represented the girl be disciplined for their actions in the case. The action, which came in an unsigned opinion without noted dissents, throws out a precedent that might allow other teenagers in the same circumstance to obtain an abortion. Justice Department lawyers said they thought they had a deal with the girl's lawyers last year that would have given them time to appeal a ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that allowed the abortion. The ACLU said the administration's complaint to the Supreme Court was both extraordinary and baseless, and longtime practitioners before the high court could not remember a similar request that civil rights lawyers be disciplined. Instead, the girl was able to have an abortion before the government lawyers filed, making their request moot and opening the administration to criticism from anti-abortion groups that the Justice Department moved too slowly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trillium party: The Trillium Party captured a few headlines last year after a controversial Progressive Conservative politician left that party and joined Trillium, according to CTV. It means they can claim a sitting member, though with the party not having enough seats for official party status in the legislature, Jack Mac Laren technically sat as an independent. Beyond the usual Progressive Conservative, NDP and Liberal suspects exists a grab bag of minor and fringe parties, some of which can only hope to garner a few handfuls of votes but still gamely vie for voters' attention as an alternative to the big three. The party is against a carbon tax, against the Liberals' sex-ed curriculum and wants the private sector involved in the sale of marijuana. I can almost say for certain that if you are planning on voting in the election then you're probably not going to be voting for us. Trillium Party president Bob Yaciuk said his party wants the votes of people who are disenchanted with the mainstream options. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

work environment: Lawyer Bruce Evans says medical evidence shows his client, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, has suffered psychological injuries that are severe and devastating.' Zane Woodford / Star Metro Halifax In a ruling released last week, a Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission board of inquiry found widespread racial discrimination and a poisoned work environment at the transit garage.A hearing was convened Monday to consider damages in the case; inquiry board chairwoman Lynn Connors reserved decision, according to Toronto Star. Read more Article Continued Below We have more to do.' City apology issued to Halifax Transit employee for racial discrimination Evans said his client, whose name is protected under a publication ban, is looking for the maximum amount awarded under Canadian law for general damages, 367,000, and another 1.053 million in lost earnings and pension. He suffered severe and devastating psychological injuries, Bruce Evans, lawyer for the bus mechanic, said Monday. Evans said his client was diagnosed as having post traumatic stress disorder linked to a hostile working environment. He is white, but his wife is African-Nova Scotian, and black and Indigenous co-workers also suffered under the actions of former bus mechanic Arthur Maddox, who no longer works for the transit service. react-empty 133 In last week's ruling, Connors said the complainant had been frightened and terrorized. The mechanic filed his complaint with the rights commission nearly 12 years ago, in July 2006. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

work load: It's shaping up to be far from the typical summer slowdown when legislating usually makes way for campaigning, according to The Chronicle Herald. Another summer, another heavy work load, tweeted Sen. Tensions are running particularly high as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is threatening to cancel the traditional August recess as he fights Democratic opposition to GOP priorities in a show of busy-work before the midterm election. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, as he pushed to confirm nominations. Congress faces a few should-do items in the weeks ahead. NOW is the time to vote on Fridays even wknds! . The Senate often is not in session on Fridays. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

phil davidson: Phil Davidson, who became last week the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii, the American military's Pacific headquarters, according to Vancouver Courier. The prince also laid a second white wreath at Ehime Maru Memorial in downtown Honolulu's Kakaako Waterfront Park, which commemorates Japanese lives lost when a U.S. Navy submarine rammed into a Japanese fisheries training ship in 2001. The couple was accompanied by cemetery director James Horton, and Adm. During their visit, the royal couple will also plant a tree in Thomas Square, visit the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, and attend dinner with Gov. The Hawaiian-inspired menu features local ingredients with Japanese touches, such as oysters from Kualoa Farm served with yuzukosho, a Japanese condiment typically made of chilis, yuzu peel and salt. David Ige at his residence, Washington Place. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fellow canadians: Here is the speech he never gave, as conceived by Mitchell Beer, according to National Observer. Mr. Instead, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises in the House of Commons to deliver a speech. Speaker, Honourable Members, and my fellow Canadians It was an attempt to hold us to ransom. - Mitchell Beer, publisher of The Energy Mix imagines a speech the PM could have delivered if he'd said 'no' to Kinder Morgan.I rise today to address a matter of compelling importance and consuming interest to Canadians from coast to coast to coast. One that forces us to examine and reaffirm the bedrock principles on which this country is built, and the hopes and values that motivated many of us on our side of the House to seek elected office. It is without a doubt one of the most momentous decisions my government will face. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

health care: It doesn't come up as much as I would like, Fast said in an interview with National Observer at her campaign office on June 4, according to National Observer. I think it's a hugely important issue for the province. Eleanor Fast said she's found that health care, education and community safety are the main issues by a long shot that people raise when she goes door-knocking in the riding. ; I would guess maybe one per cent of the conversations that I have, environment comes up. We need to protect our environment, a healthy environment is a fundamental human right. This is Fast's first campaign, although she has significant executive experience, potentially positioning her for cabinet if she wins and her party forms government after Ontarians vote June 7. We need the public to pressure decision makers in order to make that happen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

homeland security: Some 400,000 people and more than 2 billion worth of goods and services cross the Canada-U.S. border every day, according to National Observer. The order officially the Executive Order on Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States applied to people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Newly released internal notes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reveal Canadian government officials fired off a list of 16 detailed questions with the aim of figuring out the order's impact on everything from refugee claims to biometric tracking. ; The records were recently released to The Canadian Press in response to a February 2017 request under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, asking for materials used to brief then-homeland secretary John Kelly in advance of phone calls with Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. As soon as it was signed on Jan. 27, 2017, confusion erupted about who was allowed into the U.S., as did persistent headaches for some travellers from Canada. There were several reports of minorities being turned away at the U.S. border. Minorities turned away at the border The Nexus trusted-traveller cards of about 200 Canadian permanent residents were suddenly cancelled. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

summer slowdown: Another summer, another heavy work load, tweeted Sen, according to Vancouver Courier. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, as he pushed to confirm nominations. Tensions are running particularly high as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is threatening to cancel the traditional August recess as he fights Democratic opposition to GOP priorities in a show of busy-work before the midterm election.article continues below Trending Stories Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Protests against demovictions expected to ramp up in Burnaby It's shaping up to be far from the typical summer slowdown when legislating usually makes way for campaigning. NOW is the time to vote on Fridays even wknds! . The Senate often is not in session on Fridays. Topping the agenda is passage of the annual defence bill, which includes pay raises for the troops. Congress faces a few should-do items in the weeks ahead. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

charles krupa: A taxi filled with asylum seekers arrives at an unofficial border station on Roxham Road in Champlain, N.Y. Charles Krupa / The Associated Press File photo A lot of killing has been going on, he told The Canadian Press during a break from French-language classes he is taking in Montreal, according to Toronto Star. The 35-year-old didn't want to use his real name out of fear it could negatively affect his hearing at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. He says the herdsmen from the north of the country threaten southern farmers and sometimes murder them. The herdsmen go to the community and they can slaughter as many civilians as they want, he said. Article Continued Below Eric is one of 7,612 people who crossed illegally into the country during the first four months of the year, with 96 per cent of them entering Quebec, primarily through Roxham Road, a paved clearing at the forested border In 2017, thousands of Haitians fled the United States for Montreal, but Nigerians make up a large number of would-be refugees crossing into Quebec this year, according to authorities and community organizers. We don't know who is sponsoring them and the government isn't doing anything about it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

french-language classes: A lot of killing has been going on, he told The Canadian Press during a break from French-language classes he is taking in Montreal, according to CTV. The 35-year-old didn't want to use his real name out of fear it could negatively affect his hearing at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. He says the herdsmen from the north of the country threaten southern farmers and sometimes murder them. The herdsmen go to the community and they can slaughter as many civilians as they want, he said. Eric is one of 7,612 people who crossed illegally into the country during the first four months of the year, with 96 per cent of them entering Quebec, primarily through Roxham Road, a paved clearing at the forested border In 2017, thousands of Haitians fled the United States for Montreal, but Nigerians make up a large number of would-be refugees crossing into Quebec this year, according to authorities and community organizers. We don't know who is sponsoring them and the government isn't doing anything about it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.