Media Contacts:
Sharmeen Khan, 647-881-0040, End Immigration Detention Network, No One Is Illegal – Toronto
Tings Chak, 416-276-2174, End Immigration Detention Network, No One Is Illegal – Toronto
Media Advisories
July 12: Goodale’s ‘Last Resort’ Detentions, Indefinite and Deadly
July 11: Immigration detainees refusing food to call for end to indefinite maximum-security detention
For background information, email migrantstrike@gmail.com
Media Coverage
- ForgettheBox: 50 CBSA Immigration Detainees on Hunger Strike in Ontario
- CBC: Immigration detainees on hunger strike demand meeting with Goodale
- Canadian Press (widely syndicated): Immigration detainees on hunger strike; want meeting with public safety minister
- VICE: Immigration Detainees Go on Hunger Strike to Highlight Canada’s Disturbing Detention Policy
- Globe & Mail Op-ed: Don’t detain, just let immigrants be in or out
