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Immigration News Headlines – February, 2016

Wickham Point detention centre detainees record highest levels of self-harm in Australian immigration facilities
By Jill Poulsen, NT News, January 31, 2016

German politician says police “should shoot migrants” trying to enter the country illegally
By
David Millward,Telegraph, January 31 2016

Germany Accused of Giving ‘Financial Incentives’ to Africa to Take Back Refugees
Australia Network News, January 31, 2016

UK landlords must check tenants’ immigration status or face fine
By James Pickford, Financial Times, January 31, 2016

Masked mob threatens migrants in Stockholm rampage
The Irish Times, January 31, 2016

Wave of Cubans finally reach U.S. after grueling land journey
By Alan Gomez, uSA Today, January 31, 2016

5 FACTS ILLEGAL-IMMIGRATION ZEALOTS WON’T ADMIT
By Edward B. Driscoll, Jr., WND, January 30, 2016

A system of upper limits on refugees may save the EU’s border-free travel zone.
World Politics Journal, January 29, 2016

Forty percent of Germans say Merkel should resign over refugee policy: poll
Reuters, January 29, 2016

Challenges presented by immigration nothing new
The Dispatch, January 29, 2016

Rubio urges against mass deportation as fix to immigration
Daily Astorian, January 29, 2016

New Daily Mail poll shows huge surge in support for Britain’s membership in the EU
By Steph Cockroft, Mail Online, January 30, 2016

Sweden And Finland Planning Deportation Of Refugees, Germany To Tighten Asylum Rules
By Chad Glapion, HNGN, January 29, 2016

Public opinion and immigration: Migration worries in America and Britain
The Economist, January 29, 2016

Program delivery updates
 

Update to the citizenship instructions regarding references to applicants who are deaf and the authority for automatic waivers
Graduates can now submit their postgraduate work permit application online if their country of residence is not Canada.
Introduction of new categories of Labour Market Impact Assessment-exempt work permits under section 205 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

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The Jamaica Gleamer, February 9, 2016Cornwall refugee task force holding public meeting
by Todd Hambleton, Cornwall Standard Freeholder, February 8, 2016

Liberals promising “radical” changes to Citizenship Act: Why don’t they want immigrants to integrate?
By Brian Lilley, The Rebel, February 8, 2016McCallum promises ‘radical changes’ to Citizenship Act
By Abbas Rana, Hill Times Online, February 8, 2016Special Report: Immigration Nightmare
By Jennie Montgomery, News Channel 6, February 8, 2016Canada Gives Zimbabweans 6 More Months to Legalize Stay
By Ndimyake Mwakalyele, Voice of America, February 8, 2016

Despite economic troubles, Alberta welcomes Syrian refugees
By Michelle Zillio, The Globe and Mail, February 7, 2016Filipina Canadian pleads guilty to human trafficking
Global Nation Inquirer, February 8, 2016

Deported Roma refugee family receives permission to return to Canada
By Maureen Brosnahan, CBC News, February 8, 2016

Haitians given additional time to apply for permanent residence in Canada
Jamaica Observer, February 7, 2016

Why the mass population loves living in Canada, and how immigration is on the rise in this nation 2013
By Mark Anderson, Daily Motion, February 6, 2016

Deported Roma have little chance of return despite disciplinary rulings against their lawyers
By Maureen Brosnahan, CBC News, February 6, 2016

Victoria to start receiving government-assisted refugees
By Tara Carman, Vancouver Sun, February 5, 2016

Migration trends can be surprising
By Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun, February 6, 2016

U.S. Senate hearing once again calls on Canada to help settle an argument
By Tabatha Southey, Globe and Mail, February 5, 2016

Toronto lawyer outlines security risks of Syrian refugees to U.S. lawmakers
CBC News, February 5, 2016

McCallum confirms ‘future appointments’ of IRB members
By Elizabeth Thompson, iPolitics.ca, February 4, 2016

First Nations mother’s citizenship caught in limbo for years due to bureaucratic inaction
By Jenni Uechi, National Observer, February 4, 2016

Ten years later, a disgraced refugee judge loses his law license
By Michael Friscolanti, Maclean’s, February 4, 2016

Canadian sponsors fear for Sudanese refugees facing deportation from Jordan
By Nicholas Keung, The Star, February 4, 2016

Prince George man loses bid for judicial review of deportation order
By Jennifer Saltman, The Province, February 3, 2016

Snitch Who Jailed Liberian War Criminal Fears for His Life After Deportation from Canada
By Tamara Khandaker, Vice News, February 3, 2016

U.S. senators urge for better protection along Canadian border
By Paul Koring, The Globe and Mail, February 3, 2016

What Canadian immigration knew about the Chinese crime kingpin who’s fighting to keep his residency
China Watch Canada, February 3, 2016