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发帖数: 3433 | 1 Nearly half of recent illegal border crossers in Canada have criminal
records
Nearly half of the asylum seekers crossing the Manitoba border illegally in
the last few weeks are being detained because of serious criminal records,
suggesting the profile of would-be refugee claimants is changing, according
to the union representing border patrol officers.
One of them assaulted a female Canadian Border Services Agency officer as he
was being sent to lock-up at the Emerson, Man., port-of-entry last weekend,
said Jean-Pierre Fortin, National President of the Customs and Immigration
Union.
"She got hurt. I haven't seen the bruises but it's serious enough. But her
life was not in danger," Fortin said, adding she has returned to work and
does not want to be interviewed about her experience.
The RCMP confirms a 37-year-old man had illegally crossed the border at
about 1 a.m. on Apr. 8. He was apprehended by RCMP officers before being
searched, identified and screened. The man was taken to file his refugee
claim at the CBSA office at Emerson.
As he was being sent to a cell, he threatened to harm CBSA officers, then
physically assaulted one of them. He also damaged the fire sprinkler inside
his cell.
Ahmed Aden Ali, from Minneapolis, was charged with two counts of Uttering
Threats, Mischief Over $5,000 and Assault Peace Officer. He is being held in
custody.
Border officers worried about safety
The incident underlines safety concerns border officers have had for months,
Fortin said.
"The officers in Emerson have noticed over the past few weeks, around 50 per
cent of asylum seekers have [a] serious criminality record," he said.
CBSA is not commenting on that statistic but did confirm a CBSA officer was
assaulted by a traveller resisting arrest.
"The officer sustained minor injury but did not require further medical
attention. Our officers have the training and tools to respond to these
situations," said a statement provided to CBC News.
Under Canada's immigration law, if someone has committed or been convicted
of a crime, they may not be allowed into Canada because they're "criminally
inadmissible." They're either detained or returned to their country of
origin.
That includes crimes like:
theft.
assault.
manslaughter.
dangerous driving.
driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
possession of or trafficking in drugs or controlled substances.
Someone convicted of a crime when they were under the age of 18 may still be
able to enter Canada.
"I'm very happy to hear the officer is back at work and it wasn't a serious
incident, but it's the beginning of what many residents in the area have
feared, that the situation could turn into a situation of violence where
their well-being is threatened," said Conservative MP Ted Falk, whose
Provencher riding includes Emerson.
Trudeau's tweet 'reckless'
"It's an issue that's very prominent in their minds and now with the MO [
modus operandi] of individuals crossing the border seemingly changing, it's
more of a real concern, and it's something the government needs to act
quickly and decisively on."
Falk is calling on the federal Liberals to use Article 10 of the Safe Third
Country Agreement to close the existing loophole allowing people who walk
across the border to claim refugee status.
Read full coverage of Refugees Crossing U.S. Border Into Manitoba
Canada is a signatory to the United Nations Refugee Convention, so those who
sneak through the border at an unofficial point of entry can legally make a
claim here, and they won't be prosecuted for the illegal entry.
"The careless and reckless response from our PM when he tweets out, 'Welcome
to Canada, no matter who you are and where you come from, there's a place
for you in Canada,' that message is resonating with people who are
opportunistic, and in this case, it looks as though we're seeing people who
are actually fleeing the law," Falk said.
In Question Period on Thursday, Conservative MPs asked Public Safety
Minister Ralph Goodale why RCMP and CBSA officials were only providing
information on illegal border crossers once a month.
"Individuals on the ground are saying this gag order came from Ottawa," Falk
said.
"The public deserves to know how many people are illegally crossing the
border into Canada," added Conservative MP Michelle Rempel. "Covering up
these numbers will not make problems go away for the Liberals. Without these
numbers, local officials cannot plan to cope with the situation and the
government cannot be held to account by us."
Goodale said information for March should be available "in the next number
of days."
"We are collecting all of the data from all of the departments and agencies
of the Government of Canada that are relevant to the situation, and making
sure that they are presented publicly, providing more information about the
situation than has ever been provided before," he replied.
Meanwhile, Fortin said the union wants Ottawa to put more officers on the
border in Manitoba and Quebec — not just shift them from existing
detachments.
Union wants more staff, powers
"Our officers are under a tremendous amount of pressure to speed up the
process with regards [to] the procedures surrounding the demands of asylum
seekers," he said.
"Normally, to do one file of that level, you're talking about at least eight
hours of work, but we're being pressed by the employer right now to speed
up the process. This is a concern because we want to make sure Canadians
remain safe and that officers have the time to proceed [with] each case
individually and to scrutinize all of these demands."
The union also wants an expanded mandate so CBSA officers can do
surveillance in between Canada's 117 ports-of-entry. Right now, that is RCMP
jurisdiction.
"When we're at the point where our officers are getting assaulted like this
case that got reported last weekend, it tells a level of danger or potential
danger, especially when you're talking about people crossing at the border
illegally," Fortin said.
"Obviously the government will need to take a very clear stance on this
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: Nearly half of recent illegal border crossers in Canada have criminal
: records
: Nearly half of the asylum seekers crossing the Manitoba border illegally in
: the last few weeks are being detained because of serious criminal records,
: suggesting the profile of would-be refugee claimants is changing, according
: to the union representing border patrol officers.
: One of them assaulted a female Canadian Border Services Agency officer as he
: was being sent to lock-up at the Emerson, Man., port-of-entry last weekend,
: said Jean-Pierre Fortin, National President of the Customs and Immigration
: Union.
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