Federal authorities have active arrest warrants for 300 foreign criminals—including sex offenders and people convicted of violent crimes—who are deemed a danger to the public and face deportation, according to a report.
As of July, there are 37,326 active immigration arrest warrants, 33,032 of which are deportation orders, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) told The Globe and Mail. They include 306 arrest warrants for people deemed a danger to the Canadian public.Authorities are attempting to find more than 37,000 foreigners who may pose a flight risk, might not voluntarily agree to be questioned or attend an immigration hearing, or who may pose a danger to the public.
“Removing individuals who are inadmissible for criminality is of paramount importance,” Guillaume Bérubé, spokesperson for the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) previously told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement last fall.Mr. Bérubé said immigration regulations take into account the “individual’s danger to the public or flight risk” when considering who to arrest and detain. Considerations include any associations with a criminal organization, engagement in trafficking or smuggling of persons, convictions for sexual offences or offences involving weapons or violence, and drug trafficking.
