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Yes, Canada’s asylum system is currently facing intense scrutiny due to record-high claim volumes and allegations of systemic fraud. THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM Backlog Explosion: The inventory of pending asylum claims has surged significantly, reaching approximately 300,000 active cases as of late 2025. Rising Claim Volumes: Annual claims reached a record 190,000 in 2024, though they decreased by about a third in early 2025 following new policy measures. Removal Gap: Criticisms have been raised regarding the low rate of deportations; reports indicate that 86% of rejected claimants remain in Canada. SOURCES OF "BOGUS" CLAIMS International Student Surge: There has been an "alarming trend" of international students claiming asylum to remain in the country after their study permits expire or in response to new caps on student visas. Fraud Networks: Investigations have highlighted vulnerabilities where unauthorized agents and transnational fraud networks counsel migrants to submit fabricated narratives or forged documents. "Rubber-Stamping" Allegations: A recent report by the C.D. Howe Institute warned that a paper-based "fast-track" system for certain high-risk countries may be bypassing essential security screenings and in-person questioning. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT Healthcare Costs: The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), which provides medical benefits to claimants, saw its budget jump from roughly $66 million to over $1 billion annually. Policy Shift: To reduce incentives for non-genuine claims, the government is introducing a co-pay system for supplementary health services (like dental and vision) starting May 1, 2026. CONSEQUENCES OF FRAUD For individuals, filing a "bogus" or misrepresented claim carries severe penalties: A five-year ban from entering or remaining in Canada. Permanent record of fraud with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Loss of current temporary or permanent resident status

Pierre Poilievre’s Immigration Hypocrisy: A Study in Convenient Principles Disguised as Conviction Pierre Poilievre has never met a border he did not want to fortify, a refugee claim he did not want to scrutinize, or an irregular crossing he did not want to turn into a national morality play. For years, he has warned Canadians that the country is being overrun by “illegal border crossers,” “queue jumping asylum seekers,” and “abusers of the system.” He delivers these warnings with the solemnity of a man announcing a biblical plague, not a handful of exhausted families walking across a ditch in Quebec. In Poilievre’s political universe, Roxham Road is not a rural footpath. It is a symbol of national decline. It is chaos incarnate. It is the place where the rule of law goes to die. It is, in short, the perfect stage upon which he can perform his favorite role: the lone defender of order in a world gone soft. At least, that is the story he tells the public. The private story, as publicly reported, is considerably less heroic. The Public Record That Refuses to Behave: According to reporting from The Breach and the National Observer, someone described as the uncle of Poilievre’s spouse has an immigration history that reads like a greatest hits compilation of everything Poilievre claims to oppose. The reporting outlines that he entered Canada and made a refugee claim. That claim was refused. A deportation order was issued. He later re-entered Canada through Roxham Road. He then filed a humanitarian and compassionate application. Poilievre’s spouse reportedly helped prepare that application. This is not fringe gossip. This is what journalists documented through correspondence, interviews, and immigration records. In other words, the exact pathway Poilievre condemns as “abuse of the system” is the same pathway publicly reported to have been used by someone connected to him. And suddenly, the man who treats Roxham Road like a national security breach becomes quieter than a library at midnight. The slogans stop. The outrage evaporates. The border, once a sacred line, becomes a flexible suggestion. The Rhetoric: A Symphony of Outrage: Poilievre’s immigration rhetoric is a carefully orchestrated performance. He warns that irregular border crossings undermine the rule of law. He insists humanitarian and compassionate applications are loopholes. He claims the system is being gamed. He declares that Canada must “take back control.” He delivers these lines with the moral certainty of a man who believes compassion is a gateway drug. In his speeches, asylum seekers are not people. They are symbols. They are props. They are the raw material from which he fashions his political identity. He is the sheriff. They are the threat. The border is the battleground. And Canada is the damsel in distress. It is a compelling narrative. It is also a narrative that collapses the moment it becomes personally inconvenient. The Reality: A Study in Elastic Principles: When someone connected to Poilievre uses the very same system he condemns, the rules change with breathtaking speed. Irregular border crossings are no longer a crisis. They are a misunderstanding. A technicality. A regrettable but understandable choice. Humanitarian and compassionate applications are no longer loopholes. They are legitimate pathways. Necessary tools. Evidence of a compassionate system. The border is no longer a sacred line. It is a suggestion. A guideline. A flexible concept open to interpretation. It is a remarkable transformation, like watching a man insist that jaywalking is a crime against humanity until his friend does it, at which point it becomes a misunderstood act of civic expression. The Political Convenience of Shifting Standards: Poilievre’s political identity is built on the idea that he alone will restore order. He alone will enforce the rules. He alone will protect Canada from the chaos of irregular migration. But the moment the rules become inconvenient, they are no longer rules. They are preferences. They are vibes. They are whatever he needs them to be in the moment. This is not a minor contradiction. It is a fundamental collapse of the moral architecture he has built his political brand upon. If irregular crossings are a crisis, then they are a crisis for everyone. If humanitarian applications are loopholes, then they are loopholes for everyone. If the system is broken, then it is broken for everyone. But Poilievre’s version of justice is not universal. It is conditional. It is situational. It is deeply, profoundly personal. The Broader Pattern: Institutions Are Sacred Until They Are Not: This is not the first time Poilievre’s principles have proven to be more flexible than advertised. He has attacked the Supreme Court of Canada when its rulings do not align with his political needs. He has accused the justice system of being too lenient when it suits him and too harsh when it does not. He has framed himself as the defender of institutions while undermining them whenever they become inconvenient. It is a pattern. It is a habit. It is a worldview. And it reveals something essential about his politics. For Poilievre, institutions are not pillars of democracy. They are tools. They are props. They are instruments to be used when helpful and discarded when not. The Satirical Truth: A Philosophy in One Sentence: Pierre Poilievre’s immigration philosophy can now be summarized with clinical precision: Canada must crack down on irregular border crossings, except for the ones that are fine. And he will decide which ones are fine. It is a stance that bends so far backward it could qualify for a gymnastics medal. It is a stance that reveals more about political convenience than national security. It is a stance that exposes the gap between what Poilievre says and what Poilievre does. And it is a stance that makes one thing abundantly clear. Polievre's Hypocrisy

Well here we go…we have a massive immigration problem and this is the first news report I’ve seen that talks deportation, 10! Wow, millions here on temporary visas that are now expired and we’ve deported 10!

TYLER why you are so much RACIST and hate INDIA 🇮🇳 why you don't go to MINNESOTA US and report about Illegal SOMALI IMMIGRANTS you don't have guts to come infront of ILHAN OMAR and Deported her

I want to see these deportations being enforced before I believe this report

There is nothing as expected we dont see it .... i beleive that medias trying to brainwash general public that something going on call deportation now time to calm down ..but in reality its something really really slow process ..need more authority ,power and independent reporting to border authorities and new appointments from.canadian rooted candidates

Only 18,000 deported out of 5 million illegals? That is a joke. Deportations cost money because the government is way too dumb. You don't need to chase the illegals on our dime instead a few bureaucratic steps will help line up the immigrants across Canada towards airports to flee and here we go: 1- Introduce a 3 months grace period for illegals to depart with their lute, no questions asked 2- Establish a Black-List-Database for all illegals and anyone who makes that list will never get permanent residence no matter how long they stay or even if they apply from abroad down the road 3- Introduce daily fines for overstaying or being here illegal with no ceiling including assets seizure to cover fines 4- Abolish automatic birth citizenship unless both parents are fully legal, else contact your embassy for birth certificate and fetch healthcare, school etc ..on your own dime 5- Revoke driver licenses, bank accounts, temporary SIN numbers of all illegals 6- Mandate the RCMP, Local Police, Sheriffs to check immigration status of anyone who comes in contact with law enforcement including traffic stops 7- Establish new Driver License and other documents for citizens and legal people with specific design and color etc.. 8- Introduce a toll-free number so citizens can report illegals and illegal activities 9- Impose hefty fines and jail time on employers who hire illegals including business closures 10- Limit running to office on all levels to Canadian born citizens 11- No illegal owns, buys or sells any real estate or property Do these and the longest line will be the line leading to airports so our friends CBSA can sit in the ri comfy offices processing illegals at their own pace.

What a broken system .. all u needed was visa money and admission money 😂 and it got exploited.. the Chinese track every foreigner who enters their land if u r reported to be missing classes 😂 hallelujah God save u.. they will track u down and deport ..

REPORT & DEPORT

We can stop illegal immigrants from coming here once we find a way to get Republicans to stop hiring them.\nMaking the businesses who hire illegal immigrants pay for their deportation rather than using taxpayers dollars would be a good place to start.\n\nIs there a number we can call to report these businesses who hire illegal immigrants?

The Trump administration needs to hire the American people to report while they deport.

20000 useless, fit-for-nothing, junks have reached Canada but now reported missing. \nFlash news....... 20000 Indians are deported from America, handcuffed and shackled

I’m pretty sure that’s protocol when you are deporting criminals. Being in the country legally and without the proper documentation is a criminal offense CNN you can do better. Find some worthy new stories and report the truth. I know you can do it.?

50 hour flt? Did they deport them to the moon? Typical American news reporters.

Its interesting that the CNN reporters don't say illegal immigrants anywhere in this report or anywhere in this video description.. Also, apart from their pride and dignity, the now deported illegal immigrants seem unharmed. Even their own government isn't backing them up on this one.

The numbers being reported are wrong, there well over 15 million illegal aliens in the United States, and every single one is will be found and deported if they don't leave on thier own, this is the issue Trump ran on and won on twice and he is not messing around!

most of those deported are white or latino. very very few african are illegal immigrant so I dont understand the title of this report !

all illegals must be reported and deported...

Why are you people only reporting Africans being deported when the list contains names of all countries? If i hadn't seen the list, i would have thought the deportation was only African immigrants. You guys should report entire illegal immigrants and their countries, not only African. I saw india, even european countries

Hey Reporter, Joe & Kamala would deport 300 while 5,000 came in illegally.

Attn: all subscribers it is your duty as an AMERICAN, or VISA HOLDER, is to report to Border Officials, ICE, Federal Government Law Enforcement Agencies any new people to your area that are from South America (Venezuela ), Afghan, Syrian, Palestinian Muslims, African's Muslims, Haitians, Iranians, Chinese, N. Koreans who have moved in or started showing up in your area, city, state etc so they can be DEPORTED. You will be protecting yourself, family and Americas safety from murders, killing, drugs and Terroristic activity….DO YOUR DUTY AS AN AMERICAN AND REPORT!

CNN has to figure out how to deliver message. They are furious Trump is deporting illegal migrants and on the other hand are reporting Biden deported more than Trump per week. TDS makes learned people throw their knowledge into trash.

These are just the numbers that they have to report. It's really much higher. There are other ways to deport. For example a friend who was on a legal visa (but continually did visa runs) was ordered by a customs officer to buy a ticket home now or face a 5 year visa ban. He bought a ticket home and self deported.

When did this occur? Now, 2025 OR is this old video footage . How can this be happening now , ( reporter says it happened from El Paso ON SUNDAY , that would be Jan. 26th, 2025. How can this be happening if US has begun deporting these ILLEGALS since Trump is in office ???

Trump needs to offer a tip line that pays people for reporting illegals and the businesses and landlords that hire and house them. the awards can be paid for by the fines the state can charge businesses and landlords that willing hire and house illegal immigrants.\nFine businesses and landlords $5000 per illegal found living or working on their property. And pay the tipster $500 per tip that leads to an ice arrest. The rest of the money can go towards from the fines can be used for deportation and funding ice and border patrol.

Trump needs to offer a tip line that pays people for reporting illegals and the businesses and landlords that hire and house them. the awards can be paid for by the fines the state can charge businesses and landlords that willing hire and house illegal immigrants.\nFine businesses and landlords $5000 per illegal found living or working on their property. And pay the tipster $500 per tip that leads to an ice arrest. The rest of the money can go towards from the fines can be used for deportation and funding ice and border patrol.

Can you guys report that this was a loss for Trump because the Colombian president said that he has no problem putting a tariff right back onto us. And then got his way by having the Colombians deported in a more humane way. Maga, it’s going to think this is a victory when it’s not and really, it’s just hurting the American people.

It’s funny the reporter says Biden send more deportations than Trump but people loved travelling to US when Biden was there and now they are scared when Trump is there haha

Why do they keep trying to make trump out to be a bad guy and they keep lying about bidens statistics on deporting...they really are trying to make a narrative that anything bad is on trump...like they keep bringing up why haven't prices gone down and he's been in office all of a week ? it's gonna at least take a couple months to fix what was done. This false reporting is why people are mislead. This is sad

This report is already updated that the Colombian president has offered the Colombian presidential plane to bring them back. However, imagine misusing military vehicles to deport illegals (never done in US history) to violate sovereign airspace, thereby weaponizing the military against civilians, not other militaries. Now also imagine that 47 and the media are doing this all as a distraction from other unpopular measures he’s taken.

Awesome now we have a real president deport report

It sucks I Donald Trump continues to create enemies with our neighbors. I don’t see this as a positive outcome at all because he might need our neighbors at some point in time and they’re not gonna be there to help us. It’s gonna be like a slap in our faces And they’re not taking the deport back in Columbia that he sent over there. The people’s dignities was taken away from them. They came there all handcuffed, and and he treated them in a very degrading way according to the report that I read to the Midas touch and it’s just awful

Such biased reporting. It would be hard to find anybody who would stand up for most of these people who are being deported if the public knew what crimes they had committed. But sure, it’s probably just someone’s grandma or something.

Dude this report is full of half truths and straight up obfuscation it’s mind numbing. The rate of deportation is on par with biden? You didn’t put any figures to that claim. Show a side by side of deportation numbers, or how many people have been arrested by ICE now vs the Biden admin by day. Any day. You pick. Shame on global for such shoddy reporting.

Come on there are millions in Canada . Reported Trudeau to pay 686 million paid to house , electric bills, clothing , travel , medical, hotels, food ,etc. Trudeau better deport ALL from at least 7 years back to now . Like TRUMP IS DOING , THIS IS JUST A SMALL, SMALL PORTION , they all need to go .

In 2018+ several news outlets reported on Trump hiring illegals Now he wants to deport them...read the Victorina Morales who worked for Trump was an undocumented migrant from Guatemala story.\nRead here on Democracy Now: https://youtu.be/KFkvvSav-Mc?si=B9kLGz_WTVGVqZqJ

Are reporters stupid? of course its low now after Trump got elected. Of curse its goin to be low now because BIDEN AND KAMALA were inviting illegals to come and cross the border. are you stupid of what. people are not going to risk the little what they have so they can be deported. but if you offer them housing, free healthcare, money, free child support and free food like BIDEN/KAMALA you will see the number go up again. Are you that stupid really?

Any country will deport them. They can take legal action and make police report against the immigration agents/the recruitment agencies.

Every time I see these reports, makes me wonder why Starmer isnt in jail and the home office are not running round deporting this scum.

Two major factors that they didn't mention about the large increase in support for mass deportation are Desantis and Abbot busing a bunch of migrants to major cities, and the recent reports of Tren de Aragua taking over apartment complexes using guns that (I think) Americans are banned from owning.

Absolutely deplorable. She gave him an opportunity to say something nice like they won’t deport a 99 year old\ngrandmother who swam her from Cuba 50 years ago if she’s “one of the good one.”\n\nInstead he blamed the American people who gave them a mandate. You’re just a single issue voter who cares about their job or prolife, but you spoke loud and clear that they all have to go. Apparently it’s easy to find them even though they never did, and if you just ruin their life here then they will probably want to leave.\n\nAnd once they get rid of the illegals they can get to the bottom of why the police weren’t reporting that hundreds of thousands of Americans were being killed each year by border crossers because that’s what Trump said.

She doesn't have a clue, there is a high probability she would be deported too. The new border czar said instead of separating families he would report the WHOLE DAMN FAMILY. When this racist country put Japanese in Concentration Camps, legals were rounded up too. And she's lying because you can't get a green card that fast.

Why did the media report on the logistics of Trumps mass deportation plan before the election?

Secure the border? Yes. Prioritize deporting those who have committed crimes? Yes. But remember that the American economy relies heavily on foreign labour so the process of dealing with illegal immigrants needs to include dramatically increasing the number of immigration officials to get the productive, employed illegals some kind of legal status. The import tariffs are going to cause inflation. Taking away productive workers will further inflate prices.\n\nThen, of course, there’s the illegal immigrants who are entrepreneurs like Elon Musk. Washington Post reports, and Elon’s brother confirmed, that they entered the US illegally although they do now have legal status in the US. Elon had a student visa to do graduate studies at Stanford but he never signed up for a single course. Instead he created a startup. So he didn’t comply with his student visa and he was working illegally. Quite the hypocrite. Should Elon Musk be deported for his illegal entry back in the 1990s? There’s no evidence he committed any other crimes so perhaps not. But if not, then just treat all the illegals with the same consideration.

I voted against trump….but if they deport one they should deport all….it was the Hispanics that voted for trump that helped trump get elected, it was their self hatred that made them vote for trump now they should feel the results of what they did…in fact trump and his people should go also for the Hispanics that entered this country illegally and later became citizens through any kind of means such as marriage, or being sponsored by their own kids….that includes musk and melania according to reports they entered this country illegally…..and what about the Asians? there are more Asian illegals than Hispanics in this country they voted for trump now they should also be deported….Muslims are another group….trump should follow his son’s in law advice annex the Gaza Strip to Israel “ it is a good beach property”….now let’s speak about women, abortion and other rights like the right to vote….I don’t care if trump takes all of their rights away this is what they voted for…finally blacks they also voted for trump knowing that white supremacists would be free to do what they dreamed of doing…they should go for their wildest fantasies ….when blacks voted for trump they forgot about blm….I guess that is what they wanted….when blacks come out in the streets to protest the way they are treated we should leave them alone….same with Mexicans and Palestinian Americans, women….you all are on your own…

Reporter : But the illegal ppl are contributing to community? should we still deport them?\n\n??? How dumb can u be to ask this question

I give it two weeks after they actually begin before we get reporting that they have deported a legal resident (3 days for it to happen, and the rest is for discovery and reporting).\nI give it one month tops before we find out they have deported actual citizens. I kind of hope I'm one to be honest. I'd love to reap the benefits of that lawsuit.

75 million!! 12 million the first year alone. All illegals should be deported and it should not matter how long they have been here breaking the law. Set up a hotline to report illegals and their employers. Legal migrants and working class citizens are the workforce.

Now it’s being reported that legal us immigrants can now be denaturalized even if they came into this country legally and became naturalized US citizen can also be deported whether they have a crime or not. so, it isn’t just undocumented immigrants anymore…all immigrants can be deported

CNN is in the minority of thought in this nation. Just report the news!\nWe voted to deport 20 million ILLEGALS and it will happen!! AMERICA HAS SPOKEN. All you have to do is report!\nSpinning is why you're on the outside