Posted by admin on Mar 22nd, 2008
By Chinedu Offor, Correspondent, Washington DC. Daily Independent.
Up to 50,000 Nigerians are among a record number of illegal immigrants deported by the United States in a new push by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enforce immigration laws. The DHS, which described it as a “strict policy of arresting, prosecuting, and jailing†illegal immigrants, deported more than 280,000 in fiscal year 2007, compared with 186,000 in 2006. Immigration officials said it was the largest number of illegal immigrants ever removed from the country in a single year.
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Posted by admin on Mar 15th, 2008
Monday March 10 2008. By Roger Belgrave /Staff Writer
A Brampton couple and their two young children, one with Down’s syndrome, are scheduled for deportation next week and pleading with the federal government to reconsider the family’s expulsion. For the sake of their four-year-old Canadian-born son, Daniel and Veronica Carnales are asking Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley to intervene and exercise rarely used ministerial powers to stop their expulsion from Canada. The Carnales family, with sons Santiago, 11, and young Aaron, must leave the country by April 8. The Defence for Children International-Canada (DCI-Canada), Brampton-Springdale MP Ruby Dhalla and others in the community are rallying to the family’s aid. Petitions have collected more than 1,000 names.
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Posted by admin on Feb 1st, 2008
Release Date: January 31, 2008. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff previewed today a 19 percent increase over Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 in funding for border security and immigration enforcement efforts in FY 2009. This represents a more than 150 percent increase since President Bush has been in office, enabling the department to fulfill its border infrastructure, fencing and personnel goals by the end of 2008.
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Posted by admin on Jan 18th, 2008
Last Updated: Thursday, 17 January 2008, 12:03 GMT, BBCÂ
Libya would be violating international and domestic law if it goes ahead with plans to deport an estimated 1m illegal immigrants, Human Rights Watch says. The New York-based group said Libyan law prohibited deportation to countries where refugees may face persecution. A HRW spokesman told the BBC the Libyan leader may be reacting to pressure to stop Africans trying to reach Europe. The BBC’s Rana Jawad in the capital, Tripoli, says illegal immigrants are the backbone of the country’s economy. The European Union has urged North African countries to help stop the northward flow of African migrants. Last month, Italy and Libya agreed to set up joint coastal patrols.
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Posted by admin on Jan 8th, 2008
Today At 4:55pm CBSA Notified Laibar Singh that he is going to be deported Wednesday, January 9th 2008 At 4:30am. Laibar Singh has been at the Surrey Guru Nanak Sikh Temple since December 15th
URGENT ACTIONS:
1. We are meeting at the Surrey Gurudwara at 4:00AM – Join us if you can. Call: 778-999-9219 /604-779-7430 For More Information.(See Below For Directions)
2. VANCOUVER SUPPORT RALLY:
Wednesday, January 9th at 3pm
Citizenship Immigration Canada
300 West Georgia Street At Hamilton
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