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: Refugees
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.
Citizenship reforms bring back banishment: refugee lawyer
As Conservatives’ citizenship legislation clears its final hurdle in Ottawa, a group of lawyers for refugees is promising to take them to court over a bill they’re decrying as unconstitutional.
EXCLUSIVE: Vancouver Backs Undocumented Migrant ‘Sanctuary’
Policy would let municipal agencies refuse to give info about ‘illegals’ to immigration authorities.
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.
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