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Apr 4 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
Happy #RefugeeRightsDay, Canada!!! 🍁🇨🇦❤️ Image
Today, on Canada's #RefugeeRightsDay, we broaden our #WelcomeToCanada campaign calling on provincial authorities to terminate their contracts with @CanBorder & stop CBSA from locking up immigration detainees in provincial jails. #NovaScotia is up next! hrw.org/news/2022/04/0…
🚨 In #NovaScotia, immigration detainees are held in provincial jails by default because there is NO dedicated immigration holding center in the province 🚨

#WelcomeToCanada #RefugeeRightsDay
.@hrw & @AmnestyNow have uncovered that Canada’s federal government pays #NovaScotia one of the highest per diem rates in the country, at nearly $400 per immigration detainee. #WelcomeToCanada
YOU can help remind @TimHoustonNS that provincial jails are inherently punitive and not permitted under international standards for use in immigration detention, especially for those seeking safety or a better life. WRITE TO HIM TODAY! welcometo-canada.org #WelcomeToCanada Image

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