Alberta will no longer hold federal immigration detainees in provincial jails:
The province says that written notice has been given to the federal government ...
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Alberta Ends Detention of Immigration DetaineesFederal immigration detainees must find new housing by June as Alberta cancels its agreement with CBSA to use provincial jails.
- Alberta terminated its contract with the Canada Border Services Agency to hold federal immigration detainees in provincial jails.
- An average of 15 detainees were held daily from April to October 2022 under this arrangement.
- Holding these individuals under jail conditions breaches international law since they have not been criminally charged.
- The federal government has until the end of June to establish alternative detention arrangements.
People who come to Canada for a new life deserve a better welcome than a jail cell while paperwork is sorted out.— Mike Ellis, Alberta's minister of public safety and emergency services, said in a statement on Wednesday about ending the use of provincial correctional centres to detain people on immigration matters.
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