Border Agency Had Warned Of Uptick In Human Smuggling From India.

News Source:- A Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) intelligence report had signaled that Indian nationals will be increasingly using sophisticated human smuggling networks in a prescient warning before the recent deaths of a family of four at the U.S. – Canada border.

“Once (pandemic-related) travel restrictions begin to lift, more Indian nationals are expected to look for employment opportunities in wealthier countries such as Canada and will likely use the resources of sophisticated smuggling networks to do so,” according to the report, which listed India as a top source country for illegal immigrants.

The Refugee Claims Analysis Report 2020 (RCAR) by CBSA’s Targeting Directorate, obtained by Richard Kurland, a Vancouver- based immigration lawyer and legal expert, forecasted that India will very likely continue to be a top source country for irregular migration in the post-pandemic era.

The report listed the push factors for Indian nationals seeking to come to Canada as “High unemployment rate; insurgency; environmental degradation (i.e. dangerous levels of air pollution); extensive poverty; caste discrimination; corruption; increasing religious tensions (i.e. attacks on religious minorities); gender-based violence against women and girls; honour killings; discrimination against LGBTQ+ community. 

“Unless we allow our Canadian officials to liaise more closely with Indian authorities, we can expect to see more tragedy,” Kurland told New Canadian Media as investigations continue in Canada, the U.S. and India into the deaths of the four Indian nationals, including those of a baby and a teenager. Read More.