Immigration Detention

Immigration Detention

Biodun, a 42-year-old former immigration detainee from Nigeria, spent nearly a year in a maximum-security Ontario jail.

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Ontario continues to house immigration detainees in jails even as other provinces put an end to ‘truly shocking’ practice

Nearly 460 detainees were jailed here last year, most because they were considered flight risks. Ontario says it’s reviewing its agreement with...

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‘Alarming’ number of jailed immigration detainees have mental health problems, Star analysis finds

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When Ontario said ‘no.’ Inside the only known case where the province defied Ottawa’s request to house an immigration detainee in a max-security jail

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Jailed for four years without ever committing a crime

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Jailed for four years without ever committing a crime

Canada's longest Case

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Canada's longest Case

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Damning detention data

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Abdurahman Ibrahim Hassan died while awaiting deportation on June 11, 2015.

Former Liberal cabinet ministers join call to stop holding immigration detainees in jails

In a letter endorsed by two former Liberal cabinet ministers on Monday, 40 advocacy groups demanded Ottawa to heed the recommendation by the...

Inquest jury into refugee’s death calls for end to holding immigration detainees in jails

Mindset of those present when immigration detainee died is key, inquest hears

Did this troubled detainee not get enough ‘meaningful social interaction’? Inquest into his death looks at the new rules

Why immigration detainee who died in custody had ‘no end date’ on stay in jail

OPP has no policy on improvised spit protection, inquest told

Jury must decide whether towel played a role in immigration detainee’s death: inquest

Jail where immigration detainee was held had one psychiatrist for 20 hours/week for 1,200 inmates, inquest hears

Transferring sick inmate was ‘more of a political issue than medical,’ doctor tells inquest into immigration detainee’s death

‘I wish I had said something’: Nurse tells inquest of chaotic scene on night immigration detainee died

‘I had no hand in causing his death’: Inquest into immigration detainee’s death hears SIU interview with officer

‘They start asking if he’s breathing’: Officer tells inquest of chaotic scene on night immigration detainee died

‘Why was he in a maximum-security prison?’ Advocates want answers on immigration detainee’s death in custody

Nova Scotia joins B.C. in refusing to hold immigration detainees in provincial jails

Canada’s use of criminal jails for immigration detainees violates Charter, lawsuit alleges

One province is taking a first step toward ending Canada’s immigrant-detention system