Trudeau glossed over this without providing any particular details.
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This is wild. Sending these migrants back to the U.S. pretty much guarantees they will be deported with virtually no chance of receiving asylum. All this, in the middle of an epidemic.https://twitter.com/cath_cullen/status/1241021124563079168 …
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ICE is continuing some deportations amid the pandemic.https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cuccinelli-clarifies-ice-not-shutting-down-removal-operations-during-coronavirus-crisis …
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Trudeau says returning border-crossers is a "temporary" measure, just while COVID-19 is ongoing. Yesterday, the plan was to isolate the border-crossers in federal facilities.
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I just asked Trudeau whether Canada is considering reducing its prison population. No direct answer. I also asked whether it's wise to be returning migrants to ICE. "We have also ensured that we are comfortable with this process," including with how ICE treats migrants/refugees.
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Here's Trudeau's full answer — no clear plans to reduce prison population to avert jail outbreaks; no concerns about ICE arrests and deportations of border-crossers returned to the U.S.pic.twitter.com/vwrHuP7V8M
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Updates from the South:https://twitter.com/josh_wingrove/status/1241034988281348096?s=20 …
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Public Safety Bill Blair just iterated that these provisions are "temporary," and that there will be "necessary and limited exceptions" — doesn't say what those are.
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Those migrants and asylum seekers who are already here are going to be isolate for 14 days, as planned.
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Minister Blair just indicated that the "vast majority" of those apprehended at the border will not be arrested or detained in the U.S. I'm now very confused about the logistics of this.
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More than six hours later, still not details on exactly what these new border policies look like. They come into effect at midnight.
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Alright, statement from Blair's office: "Anyone who attempts to cross the Canada-US border through irregular means will be arrested by the RCMP, brought to CBSA for processing, and returned to CBP in the United States."
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