Imprisoning migrants in federal jails is unfairness for every generation

As they debate the budget, MPs must stay true to the Charter, and stop the expansion of immigration detention into federal prisons, writes Ketty Nivyabandi .

Immigration Minister Marc Miller has argued that immigration detention in federal prisons would only be used for a 'very small' and 'high risk' segment of the population. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KETTY NIVYABANDI

June 17, 2024

Buried in the federal government’s 2024 budget plan, curiously titled Fairness for Every Generation, is a proposal to detain migrants and refugee claimants in federal prisons. If adopted, these measures would turn back the clock on the hard-won rights of migrants ...

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