Ontario notified the federal government earlier this week that it has decided to cancel its immigration detention contract with the CBSA.

Amnesty International Canada applauds Quebec and New Brunswick for cancelling their immigration detention contracts with the CBSA.

June 20th is World Refugee Day, a day to honour the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their homes. It is also a wonderful opportunity to join together to demand that Canada welcomes and upholds the rights of refugees. Fight Back Against the Safe Third Country Agreement The...

The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) puts refugees at risk, which is why Amnesty and our partners have been fighting against it since it came into effect in 2004. This fight took us all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada in October 2022, where we argued that it violates refugees’ rights to...

39 people have died in a fire on March 28 in a migrants’ detention center in Ciudad Juarez. 28 others were hospitalized. There are allegations that the center’s staff left the victims locked up after the fire started. We call on President Andrés López Obrador to immediately change course and...

This article was written before the government expanded the Safe Third Country Agreement to apply not just at Roxham Road but across the entire border, including between official land ports of entry. Please refer to the Canadian Government’s website for the most recent information about the...

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