Death in a holding cell; Richmond Mounties’ investigation found no criminal matter
By Kim Pemberton/richmond-news.com Lucia Vega Jimenez was picked up by Transit police in December for not paying her fare. She was placed in a holding cell at YVR, unwatched, to […]
‘Lost Canadian’ sues government for citizenship
By CBC News Published July 22nd, 2013/ cbc.ca A woman born to a Canadian soldier and a British woman during the Second World War is suing the federal government after […]
Supreme Court of Canada to rule on case of Libyan dissident who was denied permanent residency
Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision on Thursday, June 20, 2013 in Muhsen Ahemed Ramadan Agraira v. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Mushen […]
CBSA Refusal of Consent Form FAQ
Tell Border Security: “I Do Not Consent” Being present at border crossings should not mean consent to being filmed for any purpose related to making a television series. It is an […]
FTW Friday: Exploitative “Border Security” episode won’t air
 By Hillary Di Menna/This.org Published on May 10, 2013  The separation of families and deportation make good television according to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Minister Vic Toews. The […]
Border (In)security: Deportation is Not Entertainment
A Panel Discussion Presented by the Criminology Voices Series and the Critical Criminology Working Group Featuring Micheal Vonn, BC Civil Liberties Association, on the implications of turning CBSA raids into entertainment […]
Complaint filed with federal privacy watchdog over on-camera immigration raid
 By Rebekah Funk/News1130.com Published on March 21, 2013  VANCOUVER – A migrant worker who unwittingly starred in a reality television show about Canadian border guards was already back […]
Border agency broke law with reality TV self-promotion, says BCCLA
Rights watchdog files federal privacy complaint as diverse social justice, labour and migrant groups come together to oppose exploitation of vulnerable people for entertainment. VANCOUVER – The BC Civil Liberties […]
Migrant worker and BCCLA to file complaint against CBSA over reality show privacy violations
The BC Civil Liberties Association,  will file a complaint to the federal Privacy Commissioner on behalf of Oscar Mata Duran, a migrant worker who was deported yesterday and whose questioning by Canada […]
Civil liberties group says Canada Border Services violated rights of migrant worker
 By Jessica Barrett/VancouverSun.com Published on March 20, 2013  Oscar Mata was one of eight men arrested by CBSA agents on March 13 while working at a construction site […]