Podcasts about end immigration detention network

In this No Borders Media audio dispatch, we get context and perspective about immigration detention and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in the aftermath of the public confirmation of the death of Bolante Idowu Alo, killed in CBSA custody at the Calgary Airport on August 7, 2018, while resisting his deportation. For context on Alo's death, other deaths in CBSA custody, as well as challenging immigration detention itself, No Borders Media speaks with Mina Ramos, a long-time organizer with the End Immigration Detention Network who has organized with detainees resisting deportations and the CBSA. This interview was recorded on August 17, 2018, by Jaggi Singh for No Borders Media.

Canadians like to think of their country as a safe haven for people fleeing persecution from other parts of the world. But when people fall through the cracks of the immigration system, they can end up behind bars — sometimes for years.   Toronto Star investigative reporter Brendan Kennedy and immigrant rights activist Nisha Toomey joined Vicky and Ishmael on Safe Space to explain how Canada's immigration detention system works, how it got this way, and what reforms are possible.    Follow Brendan: twitter.com/BKennedyStar Visit the End Immigration Detention Network: endimmigrationdetention.com

Reuters investigative reporter Anna Mehler Paperny joins Sharmeen Khan of the End Immigration Detention Network on the podcast this week to focus on the problems, reforms and future of Canada's prison system.     

Tracey Mann, of the End Immigration Detention Network, updates the situation of the hungerstrikers protesting the conditions of immigrant detainees.