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.
CBC – NYC Churches Gear Up to Fight Trump’s Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants
Rev. Donna Schaper has worked for immigration rights for more than a decade, and her church, Judson Memorial, recently housed a man awaiting a deportation hearing. But never in all those years has she seen so many people reaching out for help as she does now. […] Houses of worship have historically provided refuge to those facing deportation, but Schaper says what’s happening now is different. The climate created by the Trump administration’s rhetoric is forcing churches to do more.
Radio-Canada – Des problèmes informatiques pour un programme ontarien d’immigration victime de son succès
Des problèmes techniques ont causé un certain stress chez des étudiants étrangers qui tentent d’obtenir une résidence permanente au Canada par l’intermédiaire du Programme ontarien des candidats à l’immigration. La province dit tenter de les régler. Pour la plupart des gens, voir apparaître un message d’erreur lorsqu’ils tentent de se connecter sur un site internet est un […].
Al Jazeera English – “10 Attacks a Day” Against Refugees, Shelters in 2016 [Germany]
More than 2,500 refugees in Germany were attacked last year, according to a report by the interior ministry, raising fears over the safety of those who have fled war and persecution. In a statement on Sunday, the interior minister citing police figures said that Germany recorded more than 3,500 attacks in total against refugees, migrants and their shelters last year, amounting to nearly 10 acts of anti-migrant violence a day.
New York Times – Immigration Agents Discover New Freedom to Deport Under Trump
In Virginia, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents waited outside a church shelter where undocumented immigrants had gone to stay warm. In Texas and in Colorado, agents went into courthouses, looking for foreigners who had arrived for hearings on other matters.
At Kennedy International Airport in New York, passengers arriving after a five-hour flight from San Francisco were asked to show their documents before they were allowed to get off the plane. The Trump administration’s far-reaching plan to arrest and deport vast numbers of undocumented immigrants has been introduced in dramatic fashion over the past month. And much of that task has fallen to thousands of ICE officers who are newly emboldened, newly empowered and already getting to work.
CBC – Spike in Asylum Seekers at Southern Ontario Border Crossings
The surge in refugees seeking asylum in Canada by way of the United States has hit southern Ontario border crossings, according to the latest figures from border officials. […] In January alone, 433 refugees showed up at Ontario border crossings, compared to 175 refugees in the same month in 2015. That figure is a 147 per cent increase.
CBC Radio – Canadian Cities are Failing to Deliver on the Promise of Being Sanctuary Cities
If Winnipeg joins Canada’s other sanctuary cities — Toronto, Montreal, Hamilton, London and Vancouver — it will be making a commitment to provide services to undocumented residents without putting them at risk of being deported. Should they encounter the police, their immigration status would not be an issue. They wouldn’t be detained or reported to federal authorities, and they wouldn’t be asked for proof of their status. That, in theory, is the essence of the sanctuary movement. In practice though, there’s evidence it isn’t working in Canada.
