Montréal April 29, 2020 To our neighbours, In a socioeconomic context almost entirely dominated by COVID-19, which has upset the status quo and undermined our daily habits in a far-reaching way, it has become more clear to us than ever…
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Statement on the Disruption of our April 19th Press Conference
[Content Warning: mention of sexual abuse of children] On April 19th, Solidarity Across Borders organized an online press conference to launch the #FreeThemAll #StatusForAll caravan mobilization taking place from coast to coast. We invited journalists to hear from those…
April 19 #FreeThemAllCaravan Reportback and Video
. On April 19th, solidarity caravans drove to prisons and migrant detention centres across the country as part of a day of action against imprisonment. The caravans made noise and held signs in solidarity with those locked up. This mobilization…
COVID-19 Fundraiser | We still need your support.
We still need your support, please consider taking a moment to donate to our COVID-19 fundraiser as a way to directly support our non-status community members. Many members of the Solidarity Across Borders network who have lost their jobs are…
#HungerStrikeLaval Teach in – The Struggle Continues
Ex-detainees and hunger strikers speak up about the urgency of releasing all those detained amidst COVID-19 pandemic. When: Saturday 11 April Time: 2pm to 4pm Place: Online. Facebook event *** Please sign up here and we will send a link…
Act Now: Guard tests positive for COVID-19 at Laval Immigration Holding Centre
Under media pressure, first Garda and then the CBSA reluctantly confirmed multiple reports from the Laval Immigration Holding Centre that a security guard tested positive for COVID-19. The Garda employee has reportedly been placed in quarantine, along with other guards…
Solidarity with migrant detainees
Check in here regularly. We will try to post the latest developments, calls to action and updates from detainees. LOG – calls from the prison Act Now: Guard tests positive for COVID-19 at Laval Immigration Holding Centre Call to Action:…
CALL TO ACTION: Hunger Strikers Released as CBSA Resists Demands to Release Remaining Detainees
#HungerStrikeLaval #FreeThemAll #StatusForAll Migrants detained in the CBSA’s Laval Immigration Holding Centre suspended their hunger strike yesterday as two more of the hunger strikers, including their spokesperson Abdoul*, were released yesterday, and another today. Around 20 detainees remain in the…
Letters of Support from Coast to Coast for Detainees’ Hunger Strike
The eight day long hunger strike by the migrant detainees at the Laval Immigration Holding Center gathered coast to coast support. Here we publish the open letters by various civil society actors over a period of four days between 29th…
Migrants on Hunger Strike at the Laval Immigration Detention Centre: Act Now in Solidarity
– Stay in touch! Look here for updates and renewed calls for support Migrants detained at the Laval Immigration Detention Centre have launched an indefinite hunger strike to demand their release in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 30…
The Borders Must Remain Open! Refugees Welcome!
COMMUNIQUE For immediate release The Borders Must Remain Open! Refugees Welcome! Montreal, March 21st, 2020 – The federal government yesterday announced the closure of the US-Canada border to asylum seekers at both regular and irregular crossing points. Taking this draconian…
COVID-19 | Fundraiser for our undocumented community members
The federal and Quebec governments recently announced temporary compensation measures and both have neglected to address whether immigrants with no immigration status will be able to access them. This reckless exclusion poses a grave risk to our non-status community members,…