The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Toronto Star – Canadian Cannabis Workers Targeted by U.S. Border Guards for Lifetime Bans
Since cannabis is a Schedule I substance, past or current association with the drug is considered a federal crime in the U.S. In addition to those who have used marijuana, Canadians who are involved with the cannabis economy have been labelled “inadmissible” because they are considered to be living off the profits of the drug trade. Once banned for life, they must seek legal waivers from an immigration lawyer for the rest of their lives when they wish to cross the border.
National Post – ‘They’re Being Harassed’: Canadian Anger After Fishing Boats Stopped by U.S. Patrol Vessels in Disputed Waters
The last remaining land-border dispute between Canada and the United States has come to a boil again after U.S. patrol vessels reportedly stopped and boarded Canadian fishing boats in the disputed waters around Machias Seal Island, a windblown outcrop between New Brunswick and Maine. Rick Doucet, New Brunswick’s fisheries minister, told the National Post Wednesday that fishermen have informed him of “heavily armed” border patrol agents clambering onto lobster boats, saying they were looking for illegal immigrants.
Globe and Mail – Salvadoran Asylum Seeker Mounts Legal Challenge of Safe Third Country Agreement
A Salvadoran woman and her two daughters who fled their home country after allegedly suffering extortion and rape at the hands of members of the notorious MS-13 gang are among several parties challenging the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country agreement in court. The case has been snaking its way through Federal Court for the last year, but this week saw a flurry of new filings by three additional applicants in the case: Amnesty International, the Canadian Council for Refugees and the Canadian Council of Churches.
Le Monde – La droite dure européenne impose sa ligne contre les migrants
A Strasbourg, où les eurodéputés débattaient, mardi 3 juillet, des résultats du récent sommet européen sur la migration, la droite europhobe et l’extrême droite nationaliste ont rivalisé d’enthousiasme. Pour ces élus, ce conseil a été celui du basculement, marquant la victoire d’une nouvelle alliance populiste, celle des gouvernements italien, autrichien et hongrois – et […].
Toronto Star – Community Rallies Around Mexican Family’s B.C. Asylum Bid
A Surrey, B.C., family who fled Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is garnering growing support in the community, thanks to two fundraisers and letters of support offered to help their bid for Canadian asylum. Jesús Soriano Rodriguez, a 38-year-old former Mexican kidnapping victim and his wife Isabel Torres Alvares, both Mexican citizens, lived undocumented for years in California where they had two children, and a third born in Canada with citizenship here. Multiple attempts to gain refugee status have so far failed.
Global News – Terminally Ill Refugee Claimant’s Dream Comes True After Being Reunited with Family
When a refugee claimant found out he had Stage 4 colorectal cancer after crossing the border, his wife and children were initially denied entry to Canada. After Global News first covered the story on May 2, immigration lawyers, doctors and politicians stepped in, calling on the government to make an exception on compassionate grounds. The family was recently reunited after spending eight months apart.
