decision: The decision came in a lawsuit filed against the state by the Trump administration seeking to block all three laws.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver High on Life vloggers die in Shannon Falls tragedy Vancouver acting community rallies behind couple who lost everything in Kitsilano fire HOLinspired Friends of Vancouver High on Life vloggers pay tribute Nine Lower Mainland Safeway stores close today, affecting 1,000 workers In an unusual move for a federal judge, John Mendez ended his opinion with pleas that it not be viewed through a political lens, and that Congress and the president set aside the partisan and polarizing politics dominating the current immigration debate to address the issue, according to Vancouver Courier. There is no place for politics in our judicial system, and this one opinion will neither define nor solve the complicated immigration issues currently facing our nation, Mendez, who was nominated to the federal bench by Republican President George W. Bush, wrote in his opinion dated July 4. California can limit police co-operation with immigration officials and require inspections of detention facilities but can't enforce a key part of a third state sanctuary law barring private employers from allowing immigration officials on their premises without a warrant, a U.S. judge ruled Thursday. Mendez's mixed ruling allowed both sides to claim victory. The Constitution gives the people of California, not the Trump administration, the power to decide how we will provide for our public safety and general welfare. Today the federal court issued a strong ruling against federal government overreach, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

feet metres: With the dramatic scene unfolding on live television, she and the officers edged carefully around the statue toward a ladder, and she climbed down about 25 feet 8 metres to the monument's observation point and was taken into custody, according to Vancouver Courier. The woman, Therese Okoumou, told police she was protesting the separation of immigrant children from parents who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, according to a federal official who was briefed on what happened but wasn't authorized to discuss it and spoke on the condition of anonymity. The woman and at least a half-dozen demonstrators who displayed the banner were arrested, while the climb forced thousands of visitors to leave the iconic American symbol on the nation's birthday.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver High on Life vloggers die in Shannon Falls tragedy Vancouver acting community rallies behind couple who lost everything in Kitsilano fire HOLinspired Friends of Vancouver High on Life vloggers pay tribute Nine Lower Mainland Safeway stores close today, affecting 1,000 workers About 100 feet 30 metres aboveground, the woman engaged in a four-hour standoff with police before two officers climbed up to the base and went over to her. A message left at a possible phone number for Okoumou wasn't immediately returned. Walker said the other demonstrators had no idea the woman would make the ascent, which wasn't part of the planned protest. The climber was among about 40 demonstrators who earlier unfurled a banner calling for abolishing the federal government's chief immigration enforcement agency, said Jay W. Walker, an organizer with Rise and Resist, which arranged the demonstration. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

laurence cook: There's been a bit of a misunderstanding there somewhere, Cook said in an interview, according to National Observer. They're in international waters, so border patrol shouldn't be boarding Canadian vessels. In the past two weeks, at least 10 Canadian fishing boats from New Brunswick have been intercepted by U.S. Border Patrol agents while fishing in the disputed waters around Machias Seal Island, a spokesman for the fishermen says. ; Laurence Cook, chairman of the advisory board for Lobster Fishing Area 38, said Wednesday that some Canadian vessels were boarded by American agents who asked about possible illegal immigrants. Machias Seal Island, which is about 19 kilometres southwest of Grand Manan Island and east of Maine, is in a disputed area known as the Grey Zone, where lobster fishermen from both Canada and the United States have long fished side by side. However, both Canada and the United States claim sovereign jurisdiction over the island and the surrounding waters at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy. The small island is a flat, treeless piece of rock, which includes a large colony of puffins and a lighthouse that is manned by two Canadian lightkeepers year-round. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee convention: It didn't seem to me that the premier was quite as aware of our international obligations to the UN convention on refugees, as he might have been Justin Trudeau on Doug Ford cdnpoli onpoli It came on the heels of a belligerent news statement from Ford's team, accusing Trudeau's government of creating a mess of the refugee system and claiming it encouraged illegal border crossers, according to National Observer. Article 31 of the UN Refugee Convention, to which Canada is a party, says asylum-seekers can't have penalties imposed on them for the way they enter a country, if they present themselves promptly to authorities and show good cause for their presence. ; It didn't seem to me that the premier was quite as aware of our international obligations to the UN convention on refugees, as he might have been, said Trudeau. The prime minister made the remarks after meeting with the newly sworn-in premier at Queen's Park in Toronto on July 5 the first time the two met to discuss the thousands of asylum seekers who have made claims at the borders of Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba. So I spent a little time explaining how the asylum seeker system works and how our system is supposed to operate. Had a productive first official meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this afternoon. Trudeau emphasized the importance of federal and provincial officials getting clarity on how we can actually work together to ensure that we are holding true to our values. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rico-martinez: When Ford unveiled his 21-member cabinet on June 29, Rico-Martinez wasn't surprised to see no immigration minister on the list, according to National Observer. But number one, I'm a pretty generous guy I'm taking care of our own first. The co-director of the FCJ Refugee Centre Francisco Rico-Martinez had no doubt in his mind that Ford would cancel the ministry of citizenship and immigration. Once we take care of our own, once we exhaust every single avenue and don't have anyone that can fill a job, then I'd be open to that, Ford said. They were not expecting this type of radical change, said Rico-Martinez. Onpli People were saying, for instance, that immigration and refugees is not a priority for Doug Ford. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

baby jesus: The Episcopalian church's dean and rector, the Rev, according to CTV. Stephen Carlsen, says the display that's part of the church's Every Family is Holy Campaign condemns the nation's immigration policy that's holding families in detention centres at the U.S.-Mexico border. The statues were erected Tuesday morning outside Christ Church Cathedral on downtown Indianapolis' Monument Circle and surrounded by the fencing. He says the Holy Family was a homeless family with nowhere to stay and that the Bible says we're supposed to love our neighbours as ourselves. Indianapolis church puts baby Jesus in a cage as a statement about family separations U.S. President Donald Trump recently ended his administration's practice of separating families detained at the border. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chocolate company: The chocolate company is run by a family who immigrated to Canada after their factory was bombed in Damascus, according to Toronto Star. Darren Calabrese / THE CANADIAN PRESS Happy Canada Day from our family to this beautiful country that stands for freedom and human rights. Peace by Chocolate from Nova Scotia, whose bio describes it as a family run Syrian chocolate company whose factory was bombed in Damascus, forcing us to immigrate to Canada tweeted Syrian chocolatier Assam Hadhad focuses on what he knows best as members of the community tour Peace By Chocolate's factory in Nova Scotia. Thank you for considering our differences a reason for strength not weakness. Thank you. Thank you for bringing families together not tearing them apart. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

labour struggles: The family is hanging on to its hopes to remain in Australia with support from their town of Biloela and thousands of supporter around Australia while the government sends its armed border units to arrest and detain the family.APC speaks to Aran Mylvaganam, spokesman for the Tamil Refugee Council on the circumstances surrounding the desperate situation of Priya's family and the continuing resistance to the Australian government's inhumanity, according to Rabble. Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. In the last few weeks, the desperate situation of the family of Priya and Nadesalingam has become national news. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia Image Flickr - Pro refugee rights protests Like this podcast rabble is reader/listener supported journalism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

timmy kinner: Ruya was at her third birthday party complete with a pink doll-shaped cake and a Disney princess banner Saturday evening when a man armed with a large knife attacked, according to The Chronicle Herald. Ruya and five other children were badly injured, along with the three adults who tried to protect them. But at just six months old, she had the most important thing A mother who loved her so fiercely that she left behind her homeland, her husband and everything she knew so Ruya would grow up in a safe place. Timmy Kinner, a 30-year-old homeless man who had briefly been a guest at the apartment complex where Ruya lived, has been charged with first-degree murder and several other felonies in connection with the attack. Police say Kinner had recently been asked to leave the apartment complex because of bad behaviour. And Ruya's mother Bifituu Kadir is mourning her little girl, slain in the very community that was supposed to keep her safe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

n.l .,: The town of 3,400 fundraised and got organized to sponsor one family from Iraq and one from Syria through the blended visa office-referred program, according to Toronto Star. Fatima Al-Ahmed, her children Rayane and Moussa, mother-in-law Talika Morjan, and husband Mohamad Moufleh are shown in this recent handout image. Through Facebook posts and word of mouth, McClellan connected with other like-minded people in the little town of Lewisporte, N.L., to form the Lewisporte Refugee Outreach Committee. The small Newfoundland town of Lewisporte has said goodbye to the second of two refugee families sponsored by the community. Both families have moved to Windsor, Ont., in search of better job security, proximity to family and friends, and a larger community of Arabic speakers. Stephanie McClellan / THE CANADIAN PRESS Last month, the committee officially disbanded as the town said goodbye to the second of the two families who had become part of the community over the last few years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ont .,: The town of 3,400 fundraised and got organized to sponsor one family from Iraq and one from Syria through the blended visa office-referred program, according to The Chronicle Herald. Last month, the committee officially disbanded as the town said goodbye to the second of the two families who had become part of the community over the last few years. Through Facebook posts and word of mouth, McClellan connected with other like-minded people in the little town of Lewisporte, N.L., to form the Lewisporte Refugee Outreach Committee. Both families have moved to Windsor, Ont., in search of better job security, proximity to family and friends, and a larger community of Arabic speakers. It will be different, said McClellan. McClellan says she's happy for her friends' next chapter, but will miss having them downstairs in her home's basement apartment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee camp: The situation in Canada is not as stark as what we're seeing in the United States where more than 2,900 children have been detained between May and June alone, according to Toronto Star. Yet a total of 595 minors have been detained at Canadian immigration holding centres in the past three years. He's right, to a certain extent. Forty-three were unaccompanied by an adult. The confinement of even one child should be unacceptable to every single one of us, particularly as we recall with shame this country's legacy of residential schools, write Hassan Yussuff. A child at a temporary refugee camp near Lacolle, Quebec, in August, 2017. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tweet tuesday: Indeed, according to U.S. naturalization figures, the number of Iranians who were granted citizenship barely increased during final negotiations, actually falling after the July 2015 deal was signed, according to The Chronicle Herald. A look at the claim Just out that the Obama Administration granted citizenship, during the terrible Iran Deal negotiation, to 2,500 Iranians - including to government officials. Nothing in the agreement speaks to the naturalization of Iranians. How big and bad is that tweet Tuesday. The report said Hojjat al-Islam Mojtaba Zolnour, a hardline member of Iran's parliament, had made the allegation in an interview with a local newspaper. Trump's claim, which he repeated from a Fox News report, is baseless. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cocktail party: The start time was also pushed back to make it more cocktail party than picnic, said Sarah Goldfeder, a principal at Earnscliffe in Ottawa and former special assistant to two U.S. ambassadors, according to National Observer. While some in the Ottawa social circuit bemoan having been left out this year, some who made the cut say they plan to stay away out of principle. In past years, the annual Independence Day bash has been the talk of the town, with a guest list that grew to include more than 4,000 people under former ambassador and Barack Obama appointee Bruce Heyman. ; Under successor Kelly Craft, however named to the post by U.S. President Donald Trump the guest list has been trimmed to an estimated 1,000 people. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and interim Ontario Liberal leader John Fraser are among those giving the event a pass, citing trade tensions and ongoing concerns with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. I wish all of my American friends a happy Fourth of July. Given the current political climate, I don't think it would be appropriate, Fraser said in an emailed statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

life vlogger: Ideally dialogue leads to a plan.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver High on Life vloggers die in Shannon Falls tragedy Cousin says High on Life vlogger who drowned at Shannon Falls died selflessly West Fourth Avenue residents capture dramatic moments from Topanga Cafe fire Nine Lower Mainland Safeway stores close today, affecting 1,000 workers The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens is a Bah ' teaching that seems to resonate with most people regardless of their background, according to Vancouver Courier. It dates from 1882, in the Middle East, as the sun rose on this new era. Both forces are necessary the new to create the future, and the old to conserve what was valued in the past Ideally the two communicate. Ninety years later, when the iconic first photo of the earth was taken in 1972 by the crew of Apollo 17, it felt like there was an awakening, a collective gasp of awe. Advances in areas such as trade, transportation and communication had gradually been bringing this about right under our noses. In the photo dubbed the Blue Marble was a planet without borders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

patrol: There's been a bit of a misunderstanding there somewhere, Cook said in an interview, according to Vancouver Courier. They're in international waters, so border patrol shouldn't be boarding Canadian vessels. In the past two weeks, at least 10 Canadian fishing boats from New Brunswick have been intercepted by U.S. Border Patrol agents while fishing in the disputed waters around Machias Seal Island, a spokesman for the fishermen says.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver High on Life vloggers die in Shannon Falls tragedy Cousin says High on Life vlogger who drowned at Shannon Falls died selflessly Vancouver acting community rallies behind couple who lost everything in Kitsilano fire West Fourth Avenue residents capture dramatic moments from Topanga Cafe fire Laurence Cook, chairman of the advisory board for Lobster Fishing Area 38, said Wednesday that some Canadian vessels were boarded by American agents who asked about possible illegal immigrants. Machias Seal Island, which is about 19 kilometres southwest of Grand Manan Island and east of Maine, is in a disputed area known as the Grey Zone, where lobster fishermen from both Canada and the United States have long fished side by side. However, both Canada and the United States claim sovereign jurisdiction over the island and the surrounding waters at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy. The small island is a flat, treeless piece of rock, which includes a large colony of puffins and a lighthouse that is manned by two Canadian lightkeepers year-round. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

stories vancouver: The town of 3,400 fundraised and got organized to sponsor one family from Iraq and one from Syria through the blended visa office-referred program.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver High on Life vloggers die in Shannon Falls tragedy Cousin says High on Life vlogger who drowned at Shannon Falls died selflessly Vancouver acting community rallies behind couple who lost everything in Kitsilano fire West Fourth Avenue residents capture dramatic moments from Topanga Cafe fire Last month, the committee officially disbanded as the town said goodbye to the second of the two families who had become part of the community over the last few years, according to Vancouver Courier. Both families have moved to Windsor, Ont., in search of better job security, proximity to family and friends, and a larger community of Arabic speakers. Through Facebook posts and word of mouth, McClellan connected with other like-minded people in the little town of Lewisporte, N.L., to form the Lewisporte Refugee Outreach Committee. McClellan says she's happy for her friends' next chapter, but will miss having them downstairs in her home's basement apartment. I'll miss just being able to go have a coffee and visit, and have the kids come up and play games for an evening, or go out to the park, things like that. It will be different, said McClellan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

border patrol: Her fear, she said, was that the killers wanted to wipe out the whole family, according to CTV. So the couple set out for the United States on May 13, hoping to reach Houston and her only surviving child, who had slipped across the U.S. border a year ago. She had already lost two children in the gang-ridden horror that is El Salvador. They did not make it. On Thursday, the mom, her wrists and ankles in chains, was flown with about 100 other would-be migrants back to El Salvador. Barely an hour after they crossed into Texas, they were captured by the Border Patrol, separated and locked up. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian officials: He attempted to bring his kids to Canada but was stopped at the last minute by Canadian officials, according to CTV. The worker starts stamping the documents and says at the very last second, Oh wait a second. Patrick Chandler was stunned to learn despite being a Canadian citizen, he wasn't able to pass on his citizenship to his four-year-old and nine-year-old children, who were born in China while he was working there. You weren't born in Canada and neither was your daughter. She's not allowed to get Canadian citizenship.' I said, What do you mean ' he told CTV Vancouver. We can't process this application. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

capitol hill: U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in this June 5 file photo, according to Toronto Star. The Trump administration will encourage U.S. school superintendents and college presidents to adopt race-blind admissions standards, abandoning an Obama administration policy that called on universities to consider race as a factor in diversifying campuses. The reversal would restore the policy set during president George W. Bush's administration, when officials told schools that it strongly encourages the use of race-neutral methods for admitting students to college or assigning them to elementary and secondary schools. TOM BRENNER / The New York Times file photo Last November, Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked the Justice Department to re-evaluate past policies that he believed pushed the department to act beyond what the law, the Constitution and the Supreme Court had required, Devin M. O'Malley, a Justice Department spokesperson said. The executive branch cannot circumvent Congress or the courts by creating guidance that goes beyond the law and in some instances stays on the books for decades, said Devin M. O'Malley, a spokesman for the Justice Department. As part of that process, the Justice Department rescinded seven policy guidances from the Education Department's civil rights division Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

review agency: The same type of warrant is executed across this country all the time and it doesn't end like this, according to The Chronicle Herald. The review agency was called in to investigate the death of Norman Raddatz. The decisions they made, to enter that residence that day to execute that arrest warrant, were all infinitely reasonable, Susan Hughson of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team said Tuesday. Const. On June 8, 2015, four officers from the Edmonton Police Service had arrived at his home to execute an arrest warrant. Daniel Woodall also died and a second officer was badly injured. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rights lawsuit: A lawyer suing the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center said Tuesday they expect a fourth teen with similar allegations to join the case, according to The Chronicle Herald. The Associated Press reported last month on sworn statements from Latino teens who alleged being beaten while handcuffed, locked up for long periods in solitary confinement and left nude and shivering in concrete cells. Lawyers for immigrant teens who allege severe abuse inside a Virginia detention centre plan to push ahead with a federal civil rights lawsuit even though two of the teens have returned to their home countries and a third no longer wants to be part of the case. Shenandoah's lawyers have denied the allegations. Source Source The Associated Press Photo Caption The Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Staunton, Va. They asked U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Dillon to postpone a hearing scheduled for September to give them time to investigate the fourth teen's claims. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohingya muslims: Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed an agreement for repatriating refugees, but its implementation is uncertain due to safety, verification and other concerns, according to The Chronicle Herald. Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, visited Myanmar's Rakhine state, where the refugees once lived, as well as the camps where they live now in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district. The United Nations has said the Myanmar military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims last August in retaliation for an insurgent attack was ethnic cleansing. He said people in both places were suffering. People lack secure housing, electricity, latrines, medicine and health care. I met those who stayed and those who left, and it is clear that people are suffering on both sides, Maurer said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

wife fiona: That's kept the family from following him to his new job in B.C. for seven months as Chandler follows the Canadian government's advice sponsor your own children as immigrants, according to CTV. I couldn't be there. Patrick Chandler was stunned to learn that he a Canadian citizen wasn't able to pass on his citizenship to his four-year-old and nine-year-old kids, who were born in China while he was working there. I would have loved to be there, Chandler said, while showing videos of his kids, Rachel and Ryan, in dancing and swimming lessons sent to him by his wife Fiona. It's a problem that could ensnare professional, jet-setting parents whose jobs send them around the globe. I've been missing a lot in these last few months. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

aillette rodriguez-diaz: Diaz's daughter, Aillette Rodriguez-Diaz, confirmed that he died Tuesday, according to Vancouver Courier. The cause of death wasn't immediately known.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver High on Life vloggers die in Shannon Falls tragedy Vancouver wrestler Calamity Kate vies for Mexican wrestling glory Warning issued after passenger infected with measles lands at YVRLearn some sweet kung fu moves and how to film it He was the king of the family, Rodriguez-Diaz said. He was 71. He cared about all of his friends and colleagues. Diaz's wife, Martha, died nearly two years ago. His life was photography and my mother. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american consulate: As protesters across Canada chanted, their message was clear keep families together, according to National Observer. If you don't say anything, it's just going to get worse, said John, who travelled to Toronto with his wife from nearby Barrie, Ont., and asked for his last name not to be used. Although U.S. President Donald Trump recently ordered that families no longer be separated, officials estimate there are still more than 2,000 children who have not been reunited with their loved ones. ; When you see something happening that is wrong, you have a moral obligation to do something about it and show that it won't be tolerated, said Alexandra Vaz, one of the organizers of a rally outside the American Consulate in Toronto. We have five grandchildren and we really worry for their future. They were all facing the American Consulate. As the protest went on, a pile of stuffed animals grew on the ground, representing the children who have been separated from their families and are in the custody of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.