The U.S. State Department said last week that Rastafarians in some Caribbean countries are still facing varied forms of discrimination. In its latest ‘International Religious Freedom Report for 2017,’ the US government said that Rastafarians claim they continue to face various forms of social discrimination in Barbados, Dominica, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia […]
Immigration matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Detention and release under Canadian immigration law In the many years that I have represented clients at immigration hearings, I have found that people who come to my office often do not have basic information about detention and release under Canadian law. I would like, therefore, to discuss this subject […]
Immigration Matter Sukhram Ramkissoon Deportees granted permission to return to Canada I have often discussed in my column the three types of Removal Orders issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). This week I will address the “Deportation Order,” and how it relates to a specific […]
Immigration matters Sukhram Ramkissoon In the best interests of Sharia When Clara, and her young daughter, Sharia (not their real names), came to Canada over six years ago, they had a big surprise awaiting them. They had come to join Sharia’s father, Torrance (not his real name), who did not have permanent resident status. […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A complaint made by Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley about a locally-based United Nations (UN) official’s “misinformed” comments following the repatriation of 82 Venezuelans last month, has got the attention of the UN’s Secretary General António Guterres. Acting Attorney General Stuart Young says Guterres plans […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A High Court judge here has stopped the deportation of a Nigerian national who is married to a Trinidadian. Justice Jacqueline Wilson made the order on Saturday night, hours before 37-year-old Onekachi Eke Aka Emmanuel was due to be deported along with a group of immigrants from West Africa. During […]
LONDON – Immigrants from the Caribbean who are included in the so-called Windrush generation – the generation who arrived in the United Kingdom before 1973 – will be eligible for free citizenship, the Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced. The offer, which will be available to people from all Commonwealth countries, will extend to individuals […]
KINGTON, Jamaica – The Centre for Reparation Research says that the Windrush generation crisis demonstrates the failure of the United Kingdom to face its responsibilities as a former colonial power. In a statement, The Centre called for a full investigation into the circumstances under which some persons have been deported and others being threatened with […]
LONDON – The British government says Commonwealth nationals, including those from the Caribbean, who came to Britain between 1948 and 1973 would have their status formalised following the controversy that erupted over the so-called undocumented United Kingdom (UK) immigrants Home Secretary Amber Rudd in a statement to Parliament on Monday apologised for the change in […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Trinidad and Tobago government, in responding to claims that Venezuelan asylum seekers were forcibly repatriated to their homeland, says no Venezuelans were compelled or coerced into leaving the country last Saturday. The Ministry of National Security of the twin island republic, in a statement issued after the United Nations […]
