seidu mohammed: I don't know what to say, according to CBC. Now I'm home, I'm finally home now, said Seidu Mohammed, who learned Wednesday night that the Immigration and Refugee Board had accepted his claim. I'm so happy. His immigration lawyer, Bashir Khan, said Mohammed cried with joy at the news. He is overjoyed, ecstatic. Oh, he was in tears, he was in tears, he really was. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

turkish passport: Double citizenship is forbidden in most cases in Austria, according to Metro News. Those found illegally holding a second passport face loss of Austrian citizenship. Austrian authorities say they are checking a list of about 100,000 citizens for evidence that some of them may be illegally holding a Turkish passport. The Interior Ministry said Thursday that it received the list from the populist and anti-immigrant Freedom Party, a critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Turkish backers in Austria. Erdogan's referendum for more power last month was only narrowly approved overall, but more than 70 per cent of Turks in Austria backed it. 11 50 a.m. Ministry spokesman Karl-Heinz Grundboeck says the ministry has no information on the list's origin or whether it will help in finding anyone with illegal double citizenship. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

video stores: Instead, he called her to tell her he was being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to CTV. Lima-Marin was convicted in 2000 in the armed robbery of two video stores. Rene Lima-Marin's wife had decorated her home with balloons Wednesday and was ready to pick him up from prison. He was mistakenly released in 2008, then held a steady job, got married and had a son. A judge on Tuesday ordered Lima-Marin's release, saying it would be draconian to keep him in prison Authorities realized the mistake in 2014 and returned him to prison. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

war zone: Wigneswaran said a disproportionate number of soldiers are still stationed in the former war zone, according to Metro News. Even after eight years since the war's end and with no reports of any kind of political violence during this period, some 150,000 soldiers are kept in the northern province, Wigneswaran said. It was here that the now-defeated Tamil Tiger rebels mounted their last stand against advancing government troops in May 2009. He accused the soldiers of taking over residents' farmlands and homes and starting up businesses that have unfairly competed with Tamil-owned firms and cost people their jobs. The opposition leader of Sri Lanka's Parliament, Rajavarothayam Sampanthan, said that details of the war largely hidden from the world must be revealed. In truth the army, navy and the air force have no business here, Wigneswaran said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

wednesday night: He was not dressed for the cold weather and lost all his fingers to frostbite, according to Huffington Post Canada. Mohammed says he is very happy to be able to stay in Canada. Seidu Mohammed, who is 24, has had his refugee claim approved five months after he walked across frozen fields near Emerson, Man., in a -30 C windchill. Seidu Mohammed smiles as he shows off his refugee claim acceptance letter in Winnipeg, on May 18. His lawyer, Bashir Khan, said Mohammed was very emotional Wednesday night when he told the claimant about his application. Photo John Woods/The Canadian Press He fled Ghana for the U.S. in 2015 because of his sexual orientation and walked to Canada when his visa expired. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

college students: Data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau show that about half of people ages 18 to 34 had at least one credit card in 2015, compared with 60 to 80 per cent for those 35 and older, according to Brandon Sun. Last year, an analysis of Federal Reserve data by The New York Times found that just over a third of these young adults, or millennials, had credit card balances, an indicator of whether people are using their cards. That can hold them back from building the credit history they'll need later on if they want to finance a car or get a mortgage. Credit card issuers in the past marketed extensively to young people, particularly college students, which helped them establish a credit history. Lingering memories of the economic downturn left younger adults wary of credit cards even when they became eligible. That ended with a federal law in 2009 that made it harder for people under 21 to obtain a credit card. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

european union: She said leaving the EU offers the chance to build stronger, fairer, more prosperous Britain based on a new contract between government and people, according to Brandon Sun. The Conservative election manifesto renews a promise to reduce net immigration to below 100,000 a vow the party has made and broken since 2010. May's platform for the June 8 election marks a big shift away from the strongly pro-business, free-market policies of past Conservative governments. It sets no date by which Britain will reach the goal. EU citizens have the right to live and work in other member states. Many Britons who voted last year to leave the European Union were motivated by a desire to control immigration, which has soared as the EU has expanded. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cuba: It's not clear whether Lima-Marin, who was ordered deported while in prison, will be returned there since Cuba would still need to agree with the U.S. government on him being included on a list of people to be deported, according to Brandon Sun. Under a 1984 agreement, Cuba agreed to take back 2,746 of their citizens who came to the United States as part of the boat lift. The agency said Thursday it is working to deport him to the country he left as a toddler along with thousands of other Cubans in 1980 in what became known as the Mariel boat lift. About 2,000 Cubans have been sent back since then, and the rest have either died or are too old or sick to be deported. But when President Barack Obama ended the wet foot, dry foot policy in January that granted immigration privileges to Cubans since 1995, an overlooked policy change established that other Cuban refugees who also arrived from Mariel in 1980 may replace the names of the older or dead candidates from the original 1984 list as long as both countries agree on the cases. Cubans convicted after that agreement, such as Lima-Marin, are not automatically accepted by Cuba because of that deal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

apple pie: Langley's walnut wine, horse carpaccio and classic apple pie One of those places is a new French pastry shop, l'Eclair de Genie, the first North American location of the Paris-based bakery, according to CBC. These are lavish, gourmet works of art, absolutely beautiful to look at, Johnson told On The Coast host Stephen Quinn. Johnson says Vancouver's multicultural dining scene is building a reputation as a place for all sorts of delicious desserts. They don't look like the lesser grocery-store varieties that look like a hot dog bun sliced in half with whipped cream in the middle. Check out these 3 Vancouver theme bars with next-level menus The shop has about 250 different types of pastry in its repertoire and about a dozen or so available daily. These are exquisite pastries. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

beauty: If you see ads with a certain girl who looks like you, you'll be like, 'Oh, I want to wear that makeup, according to Huffington Post Canada. It looks good on her, maybe it'll look good on me,' she says. The 24-year-old, who will take on the role of Princess Isabella in the latest Shonda Rhimes series, Still Star-Crossed, sat down with Teen Vogue's Fawnia Soo Hoo for an interview where she explained how she doesn't feel women like her are represented in American beauty advertisements. And it's rare that I see somebody who I can relate to. Meaning, by not reaching out to women of Middle Eastern descent, the beauty world is missing out on a market worth 25.4 billion that will go on to grow by 6.4 percent annually in the next five years. The first generation American-Iranian goes on to say that this is a major loss for the American beauty industry, as women in Iran are done to the nines, always. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

branch website: Schools tried to the best of their ability to translate those letters to target populations.' Janet Perry-Payne PSB said language is an issue as much of the communication around the whole school review process such as public meetings and information on the branch website has been in English, according to CBC. Most of those meetings were held in English, so there weren't interpreters on site to provide that type of information, said Janet Perry-Payne, English-French additional language program administrator. School rezoning letters going home Students forced to move schools through rezoning will be notified The PSB said it's heard a lot of questions and concerns from families including immigrant families who have just arrived in recent years who may be struggling to understand if and why their children have to move schools. Open houses with translators The language barrier can create a challenge, she said. Janet Perry-Payne, English-French additional language program administrator, says translated letters were sent home. There are 150 EAL students who will need to move schools next year through rezoning and and chances are their parents haven't really been engaged up to now said Perry-Payne. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent increase: The numbers released by Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan provide a snapshot of how the new president is carrying through on his campaign promises to make immigration enforcement a top priority, according to Metro News. Overall, 41,300 people were arrested for deportation, a 38 per cent increase from a comparable period last year. U.S. immigration arrests increased nearly 40 per cent in early 2017 as newly emboldened agents under President Donald Trump detained more than 40,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally with a renewed focus on immigrants without criminal convictions. Nearly 11,000 had no criminal convictions, more than double the number of immigrants without criminal convictions arrested during a comparable period last year. Their job is to enforce the law, and that is exactly what they're doing, he said. Homan said the increase in arrests stems from stepped up immigration enforcement, adding that morale has improved among agents under Trump because they are allowed to do their job. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

diesel range: He said it was unclear how long the current diesel programme would run, but the FAZ estimated that it could end in 2023, according to CTV. A spokesman for Volvo told AFP that it was too early to predict the shutdown of the diesel range. From today's perspective we will no longer develop any new generation diesel engines, Hakan Samuelsson told the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung FAZ . The company will continue building its latest model of diesel engines, first developed in 2013, but Samuelsson said it would be too costly to invest in research for a new motor. We just developed a new generation of diesel engines, so there is no need to develop another one as of now, David Ibison said. The company, now owned by the Chinese group Geely, will instead begin developing electric cars, with the first models expected to hit the market in 2019. Choosing not to have diesel models in the future is an option rather than a plan, he added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

enforcement: Overall, 41,300 people were arrested for deportation, a 38 per cent increase from a comparable period last year, according to CTV. Nearly 11,000 had no criminal convictions, more than double the number of immigrants without criminal convictions arrested during a comparable period last year. The numbers released by Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan provide a snapshot of how the new president is carrying through on his campaign promises to make immigration enforcement a top priority. Homan said the increase in arrests stems from stepped up immigration enforcement, adding that morale has improved among agents under Trump because they are allowed to do their job. Even so, deportations were down from late January to late April compared with a year ago despite the new president's stepped up immigration enforcement pledge. Their job is to enforce the law, and that is exactly what they're doing, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hamilton spectator: Gary Yokoyama / The Hamilton Spectator file photo By Brendan Kennedy Staff Reporter Wed., May 17, 2017 Facing a constitutional challenge and widespread criticism from humanitarian organizations, government lawyers defended Canada's immigration detention system in Federal Court on Tuesday, saying indefinite detention is necessary to ensure public safety, according to Toronto Star. The notion of indefinite detention is a construct, said C. Julian Jubenville, one of the government's lawyers, who added that even when a detention has been long and its end is unclear, continuing to hold the detainee could still be justified in order to protect the public. Lawyers for the man who was deported to Jamaica last year are in Federal Court this week seeking a six-month limit on immigration detention and other changes to the system. There is a purpose to detention that involves public safety, he said. They are calling on the court to impose a six-month limit on immigration detention and demanding other changes to the system. Lawyers representing former immigration detainee Alvin Brown, who spent five years in a maximum-security jail before he was deported to Jamaica last year, are in court this week arguing that Canada's immigration detention system is unconstitutional because it violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by allowing arbitrary and indefinite detention as well as cruel and unusual treatment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigrants: The Justice Department last month sent the group a cease-and-desist letter saying it cannot provide certain legal assistance to immigrants unless it undertakes formal representation of them in court, according to The Chronicle Herald. The non-profit says it doesn't have the resources to do that, as formal representation can require intensive investigation of a client's case and remaining involved until its resolution. U.S. District Judge Richard Jones issued his ruling Wednesday immediately following oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by the non-profit Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. The order would force it and similar groups around the country to stop preparing motions and other documents on behalf of immigrants who represent themselves, the organization said. He barred the Justice Department from sending such letters to any other non-profit organizations doing similar work around the nation. The judge agreed that the Justice Department's action would violate the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project's constitutional rights to freedom of speech, association and to petition the government, and that the cease-and-desist letter would limit its work forcing many immigrants to go without legal help, since people facing deportation are not entitled to an attorney the way criminal defendants are. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

in-class training: Azarmgin's experience is one common to many immigrant tech workers, who come to Canada with expertise and education, but struggle to find their footing amid a hiring process and work environment vastly different from that in their home country, according to Globe and Mail. A program funded by the Ontario government called Integrated Work Experience Strategy IWES aims to help newcomers with technical experience like Mr. Mr. Azarmgin continue their careers in Canada. Since the pilot in 2009, approximately 450 professionals have been through the program. Offered by the not-for-profit Information and Communications Technology Council ICTC the program involves three weeks of in-class training in Scarborough, Ont., followed by three months of one-on-one coaching for a fee of 399 plus HST. Over 85 per cent of graduates of the IWES program have landed jobs within six months of completing the program, with average salaries starting at 50,000. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jordan hosts: In the first phase, it will serve 20,000 of 35,000 people in Azraq camp, according to CTV. The plant's capacity is to be more than doubled to provide power to all residents, for an eventual cost of 9.7 million 8.75 million euros the U.N. refugee agency said. The 4.5 million 4 million euros plant was funded by a foundation established by Ikea, the global home furnishings retailer. The investment in sustainable energy was yet another expression of the protracted nature of the Syrian refugee crisis. Jordan hosts some 660,000 Syrian refugees, more than 80 per cent in communities and the rest in three camps of which Azraq is the second-largest. Some 5 million Syrians have fled their homeland since conflict erupted there in 2011 and quickly turned into a brutal civil war. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

reception wednesday: It is the first such meeting between Merkel and members of the Russlanddeutsche, or Russian-Germans, in recent years, said her spokesman, according to The Chronicle Herald. Merkel, who is running for a fourth term on Sept. 24, speaks fluent Russian. Chancellor Angela Merkel was hosting a private reception Wednesday for representatives of ethnic Germans who emigrated from the former Soviet Union, particularly from the late 1980s onward. The arrival of some 2.2 million Russlanddeutsche over the past 30 years tested the country's ability to assimilate large numbers of migrants, with mixed success. Where did integration work, where is it still lacking Those are possible questions for this conversation. This is a noteworthy group within the German population, Merkel's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, told reporters in Berlin ahead of the meeting. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

representation: The non-profit says it doesn't have the resources to do that, as formal representation can require intensive investigation of a client's case and remaining involved until its resolution, according to Metro News. The order would force it and similar groups around the country to stop preparing motions and other documents on behalf of immigrants who represent themselves, the organization said. The Justice Department last month sent the group a cease-and-desist letter saying it cannot provide certain legal assistance to immigrants unless it undertakes formal representation of them in court. The judge agreed that the Justice Department's action would violate the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project's constitutional rights to freedom of speech, association and to petition the government, and that the cease-and-desist letter would limit its work forcing many immigrants to go without legal help, since people facing deportation are not entitled to an attorney the way criminal defendants are. Jorge Baron, executive director of the Seattle-based non-profit said his attorneys had been turning away assistance requests from three to four dozen immigrants a week since receiving the letter, many of whom are in detention. He barred the Justice Department from sending such letters to any other non-profit organizations doing similar work around the nation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

shotgun rounds: Court documents show a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft spotted Garcia-Legon's 25-foot boat near Bimini, Bahamas, in February, and officers watched multiple passengers transfer from another vessel, according to Metro News. CBP and U.S. Coast Guard vessels approached Garcia-Legon's boat off the coast of Miami. Sentencing is scheduled for July 10. Following repeated orders to stop, officers fired four shotgun rounds into his engines. Authorities say Garcia-Legon was transporting 14 passengers from various countries, including China, Jamaica, Sri Lanka and Ecuador. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

toronto women: Taranjot and Kiranjot Matharoo, better known as Jyoti and Kiran, told CBC Toronto they went to the High Commission on Dec. 27, 2016, because they feared for their safety after they learned charges were pending against them, according to CBC. The ordeal for the two Toronto women started with a gossip website, according to the Matharoo sisters, and ended with the intervention of the High Commission of Canada to get them out of Lagos on New Year's Day. And that's why the High Commission of Canada in Lagos issued emergency travel documents for the sisters, who had made international headlines after allegedly attempting to blackmail one of the world's richest men. Jyoti reviews a selfie taken while at the CBC, while Kiran, left, looks over her shoulder. What followed, according to Jyoti, 32, felt like a dream or a movie or something. Stephanie Matteis Jyoti and Kiran told CBC Toronto they had been frequent visitors to the West African country since 2008 after the older of the two, Jyoti, started seeing a Nigerian man. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jordan hosts: In the first phase, it will serve 20,000 of 35,000 people in Azraq camp, according to Brandon Sun. The plant's capacity is to be more than doubled to provide power to all residents, for an eventual cost of 9.7 million 8.75 million euros the U.N. refugee agency said. The 4.5 million 4 million euros plant was funded by a foundation established by Ikea, the global home furnishings retailer. The investment in sustainable energy was yet another expression of the protracted nature of the Syrian refugee crisis. Jordan hosts some 660,000 Syrian refugees, more than 80 per cent in communities and the rest in three camps of which Azraq is the second-largest. Some 5 million Syrians have fled their homeland since conflict erupted there in 2011 and quickly turned into a brutal civil war. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

representation: The non-profit says it doesn't have the resources to do that, as formal representation can require intensive investigation of a client's case and remaining involved until its resolution, according to Brandon Sun. The order would force it and similar groups around the country to stop preparing motions and other documents on behalf of immigrants who represent themselves, the organization said. The Justice Department last month sent the group a cease-and-desist letter saying it cannot provide certain legal assistance to immigrants unless it undertakes formal representation of them in court. The judge agreed that the Justice Department's action would violate the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project's constitutional rights to freedom of speech, association and to petition the government, and that the cease-and-desist letter would limit its work forcing many immigrants to go without legal help, since people facing deportation are not entitled to an attorney the way criminal defendants are. Jorge Baron, executive director of the Seattle-based non-profit, said his attorneys had been turning away assistance requests from three to four dozen immigrants a week since receiving the letter, many of whom are in detention. He barred the Justice Department from sending such letters to any other non-profit organizations doing similar work around the nation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

swedish radio: But police said in separate statements Wednesday that more than 300 asylum seekers have been evacuated after overnight fires in Vaxjo, Borrby and Malilla, according to Brandon Sun. One of the fires destroyed a cafe and dance hall in a wooden building in Vaxjo adjacent to a hotel being used to house refugees. No injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made. Swedish Radio said firefighters were able to stop the blaze from spreading to the nearby Hotel Butapalats but some 200 asylum seekers were protectively relocated to a nursing home. The causes of the three fires have not been established. The affected buildings in Borrby and Malilla were used as temporary homes for refugees while their cases are being processed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

affairs: Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau endorsed the creation of the council, according to Globe and Mail. Report Typo/Error Now more than ever there is an urgent need for bold and innovative thinking on how we can improve international co-operation and ensure more predictable outcomes for refugees and states alike, Axworthy said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.