Canada deportations Archives

Immigrants like Grace Gitau are much-needed in post-COVID Canada. Why deport them?

08/15/2023

By Wambui Essie >>> Oh Canada, here we go again. Our on-off-and-on-again dance is on. We, the African Canadian and Kenyan Canadian communities do this dance every [...]

Canadian migrant workers sneak secret menus into restaurants to expose exploitation

02/03/2023

Hundreds of customers who scan QR codes for restaurant menus across Canada are being surprised by secret menus instead, revealing the hidden costs behind the food they eat. [...]

A community is rallying against the deportation from Canada of a valuable member

12/05/2022

Wambui Essie for WakenyaCanada >>> On a Saturday afternoon in March 2019, the Hamilton Ontario community gathered for a vigil at the Hamilton council chambers to [...]

Samuel Nyaga says thank you. Now I belong and no more “go back where you came from”

01/10/2022

By Wambui Essie. The primary value of news is as a utility to empower the informed; that’s what I was taught in J-School. As a journalist, the one thing I always hope for [...]

Go back where you came from: Canada is deporting a senior after 21 years in the country

11/23/2021

By Wambui Essie_______ Around the world, Canada is praised for its embracing stance towards newcomers. Data from Immigration Canada shows the country had been welcoming [...]

Canada suspends deportation of former child refugee after UN request

08/25/2019

Canadian officials will not be deporting a former Somali child refugee living in Edmonton following a request from the United Nations. Abdilahi Elmi, 34, arrived in Canada as [...]

Former child refugee Abdoul Abdi faces deportation hearing

03/07/2018

A former child refugee from Somalia will face a deportation hearing on Wednesday that will determine his future in Canada — a country he’s called home for the vast [...]