CBC News Posted: Mar 28, 2013 3:35 PM PT

Six men arrested by border security guards during a controversial immigration raid say they want an apology from federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. Their arrests drew national interest and widespread criticism because a reality TV crew accompanied officers on the raid, which took place on a Vancouver construction site earlier this month. Documents obtained by CBC News showed that Toews personally approved the collaboration between the CBSA and the show, called Border Security: Canada’s Front Line.

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By David P. Ball Published March 28, 2013 06:00 pm | Tyee

What Diana Thompson and her eight-year-old daughter hoped could at least be a tearful goodbye turned to sobs of frustration as her husband was evicted from Canada late last night. One of eight undocumented workers rounded up in a Vancouver construction site earlier this month — all under the gaze of a television show crew — Tulio Renan Aviles Hernandez was deported to his native Honduras, unable to see his family at the airport.

“It’s been very difficult watching my daughter have to deal with this,” Thompson said. Tears flowing down her cheeks as supporters offered hugs and condolences, and vowed to continue fighting the deportations and television show “Border Security.” “She seems very upset and confused at times. “She questions why she can’t have her dad at home. It’s very hard to watch her go through this and try to answer her questions… Me and my daughter would like a chance to go down there, hopefully in the summertime… That’s the one thing we’re staying hopeful about: a chance to go see him.”

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Honduran migrant deported following raid
BY JESSICA BARRETT, VANCOUVER SUN

Another worker arrested in the high-profile Canada Border Services raid earlier this month was to be deported overnight. Tulio Renan Avilés Hernandez was scheduled to fly back to Honduras late Wednesday, in compliance with a deportation order issued after he was found at an East Vancouver construction site without permission to work in Canada or legal status to be in the country. The raid on March 13 was filmed for the documentary TV series Border Security, igniting national controversy and concern about privacy and consent issues of the workers involved and government resources devoted to the show.

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UPDATE ON THE CBSA RAIDS AND BORDER SECURITY REALITY SHOW

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Please spread the word, there is lots of news and commentaries coming out. Some are below, we also post to our FB site and Twitter:

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If you are on twitter please use and spread #Bordergate #ToewsTV

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PETITION
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Sign and circulate this petition calling on National Geographic Channel and Force Four Entertainment to cancel the show “Border Security” immediately, and for the Canadian Border Services Agency to stop participating in this program and conducting violent deportations.

We are at 20,000 signatures, and it is getting attention, so even if you aren’t into signing petitions, consider signing this one and sharing it around, it will help us in our future actions.

https://www.change.org/cancelbordersecurity

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DEPORTATION IS NOT ENTERTAINMENT! CANCEL THE BORDER SECURITY REALITY TV SERIES!

On THURSDAY, MARCH 28, there will be a rally at the front of Force Four Entertainment’s head office to deliver a petition to cancel the reality TV show, Border Security. 20,000+ have already signed the petition via change.org. Join us in the protest of this racist reality style TV show that profits from exploitation, suffering, and division of migrant people and their families.

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2013
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Force Four Entertainment – 56 E 2nd Ave, Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territory

Sign the petition to Cancel Border Security:
https://www.change.org/cancelbordersecurity

More updates on the raids and reality show:
https://noii-van.resist.ca/?cat=59