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.
CTV News – Family Reunification Lottery had 95,000 Applicants, 10,000 Selected
Of the more than 95,000 people who applied to bring a parent or grandparent to Canada, 10,000 individuals have now been randomly selected under the new family reunification lottery system that some are calling unfair. The lottery system was introduced by the Liberal government as a way of alleviating sponsorship application backlogs under the old, first-come, first-serve system. […] The 10,000 randomly selected individuals now have 90 days to submit their full applications to sponsor a parent or a grandparent.
Reuters – Asylum-Seekers Fleeing U.S. may find Cold Comfort in Canada’s Court
Their time in the United States could count against them when they apply for asylum in Canada, according to a Reuters review of Canadian federal court rulings on asylum seekers and interviews with refugee lawyers. In 2016, 160 asylum cases came to the federal courts after being rejected by refugee tribunals. Of those, 33 had been rejected in part because the applicants had spent time in the United States, the Reuters review found.
Le Figaro – Un nouveau décret de Donald Trump sur l’immigration bloqué par la justice
Le président américain souhaitait mettre fin aux «villes sanctuaires», qui ne pourchassent pas les sans-papiers, en les privant de financements fédéraux. C’est une nouvelle entrave à la politique anti-immigration de Donald Trump. Un juge a suspendu le décret présidentiel destiné à couper les subventions aux «villes sanctuaires», qui […].
Capital and Main – Fire and ICE: Hiding in Plain Sight
ICE employs what it calls a sensitive location policy, which dictates that agents should take considerable measures to avoid enforcement actions at hospitals, schools and churches. Yet since Trump assumed office, ICE has detained a woman at a hospital, a father a few blocks from his daughters’ schools and a group of men leaving a church shelter where they were keeping warm.
CBC – Kellie Leitch Vows to Deport Border Crossers after Visit to Manitoba Border Town
Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch is vowing to deport asylum seekers who are caught sneaking into Canada, following a visit to the Manitoba town that’s been a hotspot for border crossers. […] Hundreds of asylum seekers have crossed the border near Emerson so far this year. Manitoba RCMP took 331 asylum seekers into custody from Jan.1 to March 31 alone.
Toronto Star – Federal Government Urged to Help Roma Refugee CLients of Disciplined Lawyers
Ottawa is being urged to offer redress to the Roma refugees who were the clients of three disciplined Toronto lawyers and subsequently had their asylum claims rejected by Canada.
Now that the last of the three lawyers has been slapped with penalties for professional misconduct over their handling of Roma refugee cases, a community coalition has asked Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen to create a special program to grant permanent residency to their affected clients.
