EXCLUSIVE: Death in Border Services custody
At 24 Hours Vancouver, I broke the story about the hanging death of Mexican undocumented worker Lucia Vega Jimenez in CBSA custody.
Tag Archives: Canada Border Services Agency
Private Security Outnumber Border Services in Big Cities
CBSA outsourcing under the microscope as custody death inquest concludes.
Prison Nurse Flagged Mexican Deportee’s Scars, Mental Health
Clerical mistake kept Lucía Vega Jiménez from a mental health appointment before her death, inquest hears.
Deceased Deportee’s Accent Led to Border Services Arrest
Transit Police officer testifies at inquest into Lucía Vega Jiménez’s hanging death.
Group objects to Canada sharing wiretap info with U.S.
Canada violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms when it shared wiretaps about an alleged ecstasy trafficker with the U.S. government, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association is claiming.
Immigration expert wants CBSA to scrap private guard contracts
Canada Border Services Agency is now reviewing its use of private contractors for guarding detainees following the in-custody death of a Mexican woman.
Inquest called into Mexican woman’s death
Organizations pushing for answers in the hanging death of a Mexican in Canada Border Services Agency custody say a Sept. 29 inquest is an important first step.
Inquiry demanded into Canada border services death
Several dozen people crammed into the foyer outside Canada Border Services Agency’s Vancouver offices Wednesday, delivering a petition demanding a public inquiry into a Mexican woman’s in-custody death.
Mulcair backs ‘outside, objective’ review of in-custody death
Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair responded for the first time to a Mexican woman’s death in Canada Border Services Agency custody on Dec. 28, supporting an ongoing coroner investigation.
Priest alleges Mexican victim’s family signed confidentiality agreement
The sister of a Lucia Vega Jimenez, a Mexican woman who died in Canada Border Services Agency custody Dec. 28, alleged she signed a confidentiality agreement with authorities, according to the priest who visited the unconscious woman before she was taken off life support.
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