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Canadians travelling to the U.S. should be prepared to hand over their phones and laptops.
Immigration lawyer Joel Sandaluk explains how border agents have the right to search phones and other devices without a specific reason.
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Canadian Border Services Agency lacks oversight, but that’s only part of the problem
By VICKY MOCHAMA StarMetro Columnist A Canadian citizen spent eight months in immigration detention. The reason? Agents of the Canadian Border Services Agency “alleged his prints matched those of a fraudulent refugee claimant who was deported to Nigeria in the 1990s,” the Guardian first reported. In June 2016, Olajide Ogunye provided citizenship papers and an
Read MoreWhy Are Children Being Separated From Their Parents At The US Border?
Publication/ ON Point with Alex Pierson by 640 Toronto Guidy Mamann joins Alex Pierson to speak about Trump’s immigration crackdown.https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/on-point-with-alex-pierson/id1318830191?mt=2&i=1000414086143
Read MoreCanadian citizen held for months sues government for $7.6M after border agents dismiss papers as fake
Author/ Megan CerulloPublication/ NY Daily News A Canadian man who authorities mistook for a failed refugee claimant is suing the government for nearly $8 million after he was arrested by border agents and detained for eight months.Olajide Ogunye, 47, was taken into custody by border agents in June 2016, despite producing citizenship papers and a
Read MoreCanadian citizen held for months after border agents dismiss papers as fake
Author/ Leyland CeccoPublication/ The Guardian A Canadian man is suing the country’s government after he was arrested by border agents and detained for eight months – despite producing evidence of his citizenship.Olajide Ogunye, 47, is seeking $10m in compensation from the Canadian government after he spent months incarcerated in what his lawyer has described as
Read MoreCanadian claiming border agency mistakenly detained him for 8 months sues for $10M
Author/ Lisa XingPublication/ CBC News A naturalized Canadian citizen who spent eight months in Ontario detention centres awaiting immigration officials to verify his identity is suing the Canada Border Services Agency for $10 million. Olajide Ogunye, 47, was born in Nigeria and moved to Canada with his family in the 1990s. A few years after
Read MoreWhat Canadians need to know when driving in the U.S.
Author/ Sarah RohomanPublication/ Yahoo Canada News Canadians were shocked when they heard the story last week of 27-year-old Emily Nield being handcuffed, arrested, jailed and charged in the state of Georgia for driving with a Canadian license. The charges against Nield have been dropped but the recent graduate wants her story to serve as a
Read MoreCanada becomes more accessible to immigrants with disability and illness
Author/ Megan DeLairePublication/ Yahoo Canada News The federal government has announced major changes to its outdated medical inadmissibility rules that will lead to fewer sick and disabled hopeful immigrants being turned away.Under the former rules, approximately 1,000 applications for permanent and temporary residence were rejected on the grounds of medical inadmissibility each year. Between 200
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