flight risk: The Canada Border Services Agency detains thousands of new arrivals who are considered a flight risk or a danger to the public and those whose identities cannot be confirmed, according to Vancouver Courier. The Canadian Red Cross Society has found numerous shortcomings at facilities for immigrant detainees, including overcrowding and lack of mental health care. The government has spelled out details of how it will try to find alternatives to jailing newcomers to Canada, including use of voice recognition and monitoring technology to track people released in the community.article continues below Trending Stories66 people displaced after fire at Deep Cove seniors' residence Vancouver needs to spend 1 billion to prepare for one metre rise in sea level Man who packed a Christmas punch with snow globe sentenced to 30 days When men are the abused male survivors move forward The 138-million overhaul is intended to ensure detention is a last resort. Prior to Tuesday's federal announcement, the only way a migrant could be released from detention was if they posted a financial guarantee and agreed to conditions. An electronic monitoring pilot program will also be started in the Toronto area, and it will initially be used with 20 higher-risk releases. Now, there will be three alternatives.A new community case management system will see the CBSA working with organizations such as the Salvation Army, the John Howard Society of Canada and the Toronto Bail Program to help supervise up to 800 people after they are released.A new voice reporting system will use biometric voice recognition technology that could lead to 10,000 people reporting their whereabouts using global positioning features through cellphones or landlines. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

horse years: People crossing the border between Vermont and Quebec have paid smugglers up to 4,000, usually payable when the immigrants reach their U.S. destination, according to officials and court documents.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver needs to spend 1 billion to prepare for one metre rise in sea level When men are the abused male survivors move forward Have you seen Mickey BC SPCA calls on public to help find stolen teacup poodle puppy Year of the Horse 71 years of Southlands While the number of arrests is tiny compared with the southern border, the human smuggling is just as sophisticated, according to Vancouver Courier. They are very well organized. While the Trump administration fortifies the southern border, there's growing concern over the number of foreigners entering the country illegally across the porous northern border with Canada. They have scouted the area. Basically, we are not dealing with the JV team; this is the varsity. They have scouted us, said U.S. Border Patrol Agent Richard Ross. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

number: People crossing the border between Vermont and Quebec have paid smugglers up to 4,000, usually payable when the immigrants reach their U.S. destination, according to officials and court documents.article continues below Trending Stories While the number of arrests is tiny compared with the southern border, the human smuggling is just as sophisticated, according to Vancouver Courier. They are very well organized. While the Trump administration fortifies the southern border, there's growing concern over the number of foreigners entering the country illegally across the porous northern border with Canada. They have scouted the area. Basically, we are not dealing with the JV team; this is the varsity. They have scouted us, said U.S. Border Patrol Agent Richard Ross. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

seekers: The committee is holding an emergency meeting in the dead of summer at the urging of opposition members to study the issue of asylum seekers at the border, according to National Observer. Canada's Safe Third Country agreement with the U.S. stipulates that asylum seekers are required to make their claims in the first safe country where they arrive meaning those who come into Canada at an official land crossing are sent back to make their claim in the U.S. The agreement does not cover irregular or illegal asylum seekers those entering Canada at unofficial points, most notably in Quebec. But no matter how a person arrives in Canada, the individual must be given a fair hearing to determine whether they require protection, Goodale said during a House of Commons immigration committee meeting Tuesday. ; From the moment asylum seekers started crossing into Canada from the U.S. in significant numbers, the federal government has made sure that laws are followed and international obligations are met, he added. According to the most recent numbers, the RCMP intercepted 1,263 people at the border in June, which is down from 1,869 in May. During the committee meeting, she pressed the government about extending the Safe Third Country agreement to the entire border. Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel is urging the Liberals to come up with a better plan to deal with the asylum seekers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

violence: They are very well organized, according to National Observer. They have scouted the area. People crossing the border between Vermont and Quebec have paid smugglers up to 4,000, usually payable when the immigrants reach their U.S. destination, according to officials and court documents. ; While the number of arrests is tiny compared with the southern border, the human smuggling is just as sophisticated. They have scouted us, said U.S. Border Patrol Agent Richard Ross. Driving the increase here, officials say, is the ease of entry into Canada, where visas are no longer required for Mexicans, and a border that receives less scrutiny and resources than the southern border, where thousands fleeing violence in Central America are being detained. Basically, we are not dealing with the JV team; this is the varsity. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cbsa officers: While the external audit, commissioned by former IRB chairman Mario Dion, focuses on the Immigration Division of the board, it also shines a light on the role and behaviour of Canada Border Services Agency officers, according to CTV. The audit uncovered inaccurate statements made by CBSA officers involved in board hearings, immigration adjudicators deciding the fate of cases based on false information, and detainees left unrepresented and powerless at hearings. The newly released audit of the Immigration and Refugee Board looks at hearings and decisions in randomly selected cases where immigration detention exceeded a minimum of 100 days. The audit describes the relationship between the CBSA and the IRB as regional with the CBSA being more helpful in some areas than others. And in some hearings the Immigration Division official reported being intimidated by the vehement positions expressed by the CBSA hearing officer. The CBSA was reported to be tougher in Ontario, more adversarial in their hearing conduct, and also more likely to overstate evidence or draw conclusions based on speculation rather than fact, states the report. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

government agencies: It could be the start of a trend as more schools fearful of shootings consider adopting the technology, which has been gaining ground on city streets and in some businesses and government agencies, according to CTV. Just last week, Seattle-based digital software company Real Networks began offering a free version of its facial recognition system to schools nationwide. Facial recognition technology soon will check each face against a database of expelled students, sex offenders and other possible troublemakers. Already, the Lockport City School District's plan has opened a debate in this western New York community and far beyond about the system's potential effectiveness, student privacy and civil rights. The idea behind the Lockport system is to enable security officers to quickly respond to the appearance of expelled students, disgruntled employees, sex offenders or certain weapons the system is programmed to detect. We shake our heads that we're having to deal with and talk about these kinds of security issues, said Robert LiPuma, technology director for the Lockport district, east of Niagara Falls, but here we are. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

core values: And as Pride celebrations ramp up, the Museum wants to further bring awareness to the plight of refugees, many of whom are also LGTBQ . In Canada, inclusion and tolerance are considered core values of our democratic society, according to The Chronicle Herald. People who are part of the LGTBQ community in countries where there is no protection for their community from the governing bodies, seeking asylum elsewhere as a refugee may be their only option. This is the underlying message Refuge Canada, a temporary exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, hopes to leave with visitors. The punishment for being gay in Pakistan is either eight-to-10 years in prison, or if the Sharia law is applied to you, it's to be crushed under a wall or stoned to death, says Tehseen Ahmed, who arrived in Canada from Pakistan via Afghanistan in 2010. Begin says that like many LGBTQ refugees, Tehseen's experience was further complicated and that much more dangerous because he is gay, something he was forced to hide for most of his life before making his claim for amnesty in Canada, which was one of the first countries to begin accepting LGTBQ refugees. Tehseen's story is only one of many we have at the Museum, says Ann Marie Begin, Heritage Interpreter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

decisiveness shape: When Glube learned about a Dalhousie Law School classmate who was struggling financially, for example, Glube quickly and quietly gave him money she received from university awards, according to The Chronicle Herald. And when she met her husband Richard on a blind date, the two married a mere three days later. But to her many friends and colleagues, Connie's passion for helping others, her modesty and her decisiveness shape the stories told about her. They would go on to have four children. She was the first woman to oversee the affairs of a Canadian city when she became the city manager of Halifax in 1974. These traits all came together to make Glube a diligent trailblazer for women and minorities throughout her long and victorious career. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

football sunday: He attacked the German football federation DFB its president, fans and media for what he saw as racism in treating people with Turkish roots, according to CTV. I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose, the German-born descendant of Turkish immigrants wrote, complaining that I am still not accepted into society. The Arsenal star announced his retirement from international football Sunday, weeks after Germany's first-round World Cup exit. Justice Minister Katarina Barley tweeted It is an alarm signal when a great German footballer such as Mesut Ozil1088 feels unwanted in his country because of racism and not represented by the DFB. The DFB said it regrets Ozil's decision to quit and rejected being linked with racism. He cited respect for Erdogan's office. Ozil defended his decision to pose for photos with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan two months ago, along with teammate Ilkay Gundogan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

home country: We can be proud of many achievements, but we have also failed to take steps that could have alleviated some current problems, according to Toronto Star. It is very challenging for people to enter a new country where the language, culture, laws and means to provide a living are very different than their home country. Having lived in the Toronto region for 49 years, I have witnessed this city's evolution. Instead of investing in programs to accelerate integration and produce economically independent Canadians, we simply hand out money and expect them to find their own way. We do not provide sufficient language programs. We look to non-profit and voluntary organizations to fill the gap. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

audit: The audit uncovered inaccurate statements made by CBSA officers involved in board hearings, immigration adjudicators deciding the fate of cases based on false information, and detainees left unrepresented and powerless at hearings, according to Vancouver Courier. The audit describes the relationship between the CBSA and the IRB as regional with the CBSA being more helpful in some areas than others. The newly released audit of the Immigration and Refugee Board looks at hearings and decisions in randomly selected cases where immigration detention exceeded a minimum of 100 days.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver council approves 400-foot tower that partially blocks North Shore mountain views When men are the abused male survivors move forward Vancouver High on Life vloggers die in Shannon Falls tragedy Vancouver Park Board to undergo colonial audit'While the external audit, commissioned by former IRB chairman Mario Dion, focuses on the Immigration Division of the board, it also shines a light on the role and behaviour of Canada Border Services Agency officers. The CBSA was reported to be tougher in Ontario, more adversarial in their hearing conduct, and also more likely to overstate evidence or draw conclusions based on speculation rather than fact, states the report. The border agency has authority to detain newcomers to Canada if they are deemed to be a danger to the public, their identity cannot be verified or they are considered a flight risk. And in some hearings the Immigration Division official reported being intimidated by the vehement positions expressed by the CBSA hearing officer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

enemy forces: A total of 421 people massed at two collection points where they were to make their crossing to safety, according to Vancouver Courier. By the time they crossed, they were 422. In the raging war zone that is southwestern Syria, with enemy forces on the march, the 98 White Helmets volunteers brought their spouses, children and a personal bag each. One woman went into labour, requiring an emergency C-section. It was a nail-biting trip to a crossing over one of the most tightly sealed frontiers in the world. Her son, Nairouz, came into the world in an open field under the darkness of night just short of the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver council approves 400-foot tower that partially blocks North Shore mountain views Powerlifters decry equipment loss at Vancouver gyms It was just one moment of drama in a complicated international rescue operation to extract the Syrian volunteer rescuers who work in opposition areas through their country's bitter enemy Israel by bus to a temporary haven in Jordan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

grocery store: At the bar she helped run, she still gives regulars a warm welcome, and around the dinner table at night, she beams when she sees what her family managed to cook, according to Vancouver Courier. But Stegall's face only appears on a screen, and her words come in unreliable cell connections and a barrage of texts. When her husband goes to the grocery store, she fusses over the list with him. Lives once lived together are divided by some 1,600 miles. That's all that I want, she says of her life in Kansas City, Missouri. A woman who married an American and gave birth to an American and who came to think of herself as American, too, is now deported to her native Mexico.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver council approves 400-foot tower that partially blocks North Shore mountain views When men are the abused male survivors move forward Powerlifters decry equipment loss at Vancouver gyms Horny Hornby Island, a BC vacation paradise I wish I was there. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

business model: The Trudeau government reportedly does not want to bail out media companies that are no longer viable, according to Toronto Star. Federal officials defend their studied indifference with public opinion research that indicates Canadians believe that in this social media age, they are awash in news and therefore have no desire to fund legacy media companies in any way shape or form. And as the new line-up looks for opportunities to step up their game, federal policies regarding news organizations should be high on that list. Any viable business model for a news organization going forward is going to have to be subscription based. Anyone investing in news content would be eligible, writes Bill Fox. It avoids the need for independent panels to dole out federal subsidies, it avoids subjective criteria as to who qualifies and who does not. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

official port: Migrants prepare to cross the border from the U.S. into Quebec last summer, according to Toronto Star. So far this year, 10,744 people have been intercepted by the RCMP while crossing the border outside an official port of entry roughly on pace to match the number of irregular migrants Canada saw in 2017. Thousands of people are crossing into Canada from the United States to claim refugee status at a time when the U.S. president's anti-immigrant bombast clashes with the Welcome ToCanada posture of a Liberal prime minister. Charles Krupa / The Associated Press file photo Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen has lashed out at conservative critics, labelling their political message that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau naively invited refugees to clog the immigration system as fear-mongering and not Canadian. And just last week, with Progressive Conservatives at Queen's Park joining the attack on Trudeau, the prime minister appointed former Toronto police chief Bill Blair to a brand new cabinet portfolio focused on border security and organized crime reduction. New Democrats, meanwhile, charge the federal government is blind to the need to rescind a 13-year-old agreement that declares the U.S. a safe country and forces migrants from south of the border to avoid official ports of entry if they want to claim refugee status in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s: Immigrants separated from their children after crossing the U.S. border illegally was only one topic addressed by the former Democratic presidential candidate, secretary of state and U.S. senator from New York as part of the OZY Fest in the park's Rumsey Playfield, according to The Chronicle Herald. She was interviewed by Laurene Powell Jobs, founder of the Emerson Collective, a non-profit advocate of liberal causes that led the event. I'm going to be tweeting about this in the days to come, but if any of you work for an airline please direct message me because these families will need vouchers and discounted tickets to be reunited over these thousands of miles, she told a crowd cheering her Saturday in Central Park when she took the stage as part of a star-studded summer festival of conversation, music and food. Clinton also took on this week's burning topic Republican President Donald Trump's encounter with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, amid special counsel Robert Mueller's warning that Russian intelligence services have active interference operations in U.S. politics. It should concern every American of any political party because this was a direct attack on our democracy. It's really distressing and alarming, Clinton said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

home: Thanks to God they did not rape my wife and kids, my daughter, according to National Observer. Now, the 44-year-old father said he's scared to be sent back to Haiti, where he believes his possessions will be gone and he won't be able to protect his family. Claude, who would not give his real name for fear of reprisal, said he came to Canada after criminals ransacked his home and threatened his wife and children. ; They charged me ransoms, came to my place and looted my home, he said Saturday. He stood on the margins as about two dozen protesters held a rally in Montreal on Saturday to call on the Canadian government to declare a moratorium on deportations to Haiti due to civil unrest in the country. Organizer Frantz Andre said they are asking Canada to reinstate a moratorium on deportations to Haiti that was previously in place between 2004 and 2014. Holding handmade signs some taped to hockey sticks they chanted No one is illegal! during a two-hour demonstrations in front of Citizenship and Immigration Canada's Montreal office. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent: Immigration and refugee board data shows that between February 2017 and March 2018, 68 per cent of processed claims by Haitian asylum seekers were rejected, while only 9 per cent were approved, according to Toronto Star. Charles Krupa / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS file photo They charged me ransoms, came to my place and looted my home, he said Saturday. Claude, who would not give his real name for fear of reprisal, said he came to Canada after criminals ransacked his home and threatened his wife and children. Thanks to God they did not rape my wife and kids, my daughter. Article Continued Below He stood on the margins as about two dozen protesters held a rally in Montreal on Saturday to call on the Canadian government to declare a moratorium on deportations to Haiti due to civil unrest in the country. Now, the 44-year-old father said he's scared to be sent back to Haiti, where he believes his possessions will be gone and he won't be able to protect his family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

home: They charged me ransoms, came to my place and looted my home, he said Saturday, according to The Chronicle Herald. Thanks to God they did not rape my wife and kids, my daughter. Claude, who would not give his real name for fear of reprisal, said he came to Canada after criminals ransacked his home and threatened his wife and children. Now, the 44-year-old father said he's scared to be sent back to Haiti, where he believes his possessions will be gone and he won't be able to protect his family. Holding handmade signs some taped to hockey sticks they chanted No one is illegal! during a two-hour demonstrations in front of Citizenship and Immigration Canada's Montreal office. He stood on the margins as about two dozen protesters held a rally in Montreal on Saturday to call on the Canadian government to declare a moratorium on deportations to Haiti due to civil unrest in the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mohamed imthiyaz: Mohamed Imthiyaz, who arrived in Edmonton from his native Sri Lanka in 2007, has started his own digital marketing agency to help businesses expand their online presence, according to Toronto Star. Ameya Charnalia / Star Metro Edmonton Nearly 100 graduates of the program the Small Business and Supports Program for Immigrants and Albertans were honoured at a luncheon Saturday afternoon at the Chateau Louis Hotel & Conference Centre. Action for Healthy Communities AHC a local non-profit that assists newcomers held its first celebration for graduates of a 14-week program it started three years ago to help newcomers succeed in starting their own businesses. The program allows newcomers to better understand the business environment in Alberta, said Aftab Khan, executive director of AHC. They come from all over the world, he said, In their home countries, the business environment is totally different than what is here that's the first challenge. Almost 80,000 immigrants arrived in the city between 2011 and 2016. There are over 310,000 immigrants in Edmonton, according to Statistics Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rights advocates: Ebrahim Toure is Canada's longest-held immigration detainee Anne-Marie Jackson / Toronto Star Non-citizens have a right to liberty and to be protected from cruel and unusual treatment, but as this report shows, this right is routinely flouted under immigration legislation, said Janet Dench of the Canadian Council for Refugees, according to Toronto Star. Last year, 3,557 people were held in immigration detention in Canada. The damning findings, including decision-making based on inaccurate information, unchallenged faith in border enforcement officials and inadequate legal representation for detainees, have shocked even the most seasoned critics and rights advocates. Eighty-eight per cent of detainees were released within 90 days. Ebrahim Toure, 46, a failed refugee claimant who has been detained for five years pending deportation to Gambia, is currently the longest serving immigration detainee. But in 80 cases, people were held for more than a year behind bars.A Star investigation last year found an immigration detention system that indefinitely warehouses non-citizens, away from public scrutiny and in conditions intended for a criminal population, with hundreds of unwanted immigrants left to languish behind bars. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kids: Thanks to God they did not rape my wife and kids, my daughter, according to Vancouver Courier. Now, the 44-year-old father said he's scared to be sent back to Haiti, where he believes his possessions will be gone and he won't be able to protect his family. Claude, who would not give his real name for fear of reprisal, said he came to Canada after criminals ransacked his home and threatened his wife and children.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver High on Life vloggers die in Shannon Falls tragedy Positively 4th Avenue the rise and fall of Canada's hippie mecca Safety control or discrimination Pet food labelled 'no ingredients from China'Poll NPA's Ken Sim and independent Kennedy Stewart neck-and-neck in Vancouver mayoral race They charged me ransoms, came to my place and looted my home, he said Saturday. He stood on the margins as about two dozen protesters held a rally in Montreal on Saturday to call on the Canadian government to declare a moratorium on deportations to Haiti due to civil unrest in the country. Organizer Frantz Andre said they are asking Canada to reinstate a moratorium on deportations to Haiti that was previously in place between 2004 and 2014. Holding handmade signs some taped to hockey sticks they chanted No one is illegal! during a two-hour demonstrations in front of Citizenship and Immigration Canada's Montreal office. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

adalicia montecinos: The parents got to embrace the 15-month-old boy again Friday, five months after U.S. immigration officials forcibly separated the baby from his father at the Texas border, according to The Chronicle Herald. Johan, who grabbed the world's attention when he appeared in a U.S. courtroom in diapers, at first didn't recognize his mom and dad after he was flown to San Pedro Sula. That's where he took his first steps and spoke his first words. I kept saying Johan, Johan, and he started to cry, said his mother, Adalicia Montecinos. He suffered everything that we have been suffering, she said. She broke down in tears as she talked about how her son had become a poster child for outrage over the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

children mcvety: The CBSC Panel, which dismissed the charges of discrimination against the disabled and Muslims, did determine that McVety was out of line when his program suggested that LGBTIQs prey on children McVety may not like homosexuality, according to Rabble. That is his entitlement, but to leave the totally unsubstantiated impression that gay and lesbian adults have a predilection toward young, underage people is insidious and unacceptable. This is a guy whose television show got booted off the airwaves in 2010 by the industry's own regulatory body the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council CBSC -- i.e. not the government -- after it received complaints about discriminatory comments on the basis of sexual orientation, religion and mental disability. In all, the Panel finds the McVety mis-characterizations as excessive, inappropriate, disparaging, and abusive . The Panel also found McVety's show grossly distorted facts, violating the Full, Fair and Proper Presentation Clause of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Code of Ethics. This is also the guy who, as senior director of the Defend Marriage Coalition, fought against same sex marriage as well as, surprise surprise, the province's Health and Physical Education curriculum, a.k.a. sex ed. For example, the good reverend claimed that speaking out against homosexuality is now a crime in Canada, which the CBSB labeled an inaccurate statement regarding the hate speech provisions of the Criminal Code. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ali abuzeid: I was nervous, very nervous, said Mahmoud Abuzeid, according to CTV. His older brother, Ali, says it was a big adjustment. The Abuzeid brothers came to Canada from Syria and couldn't speak a word of English. When I got here, I felt lonely because it was different, everything was different around me, said Ali Abuzeid. Some children who escaped war-torn countries have mixed emotions on their arrival to Canada. People, language, and everything. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.