WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced Thursday, July 4th, that “new regulatory amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) will help improve processing efficiency at the border, strengthen border integrity and enhance public safety.”
The new rules allow CBSA officers to issue a removal order immediately and directly at the port of entry for “straightforward” transborder criminal offences such as carrying a concealed weapon, smuggling drugs or the unauthorized possession of a firearm.
Previously, offenders would be admitted into Canada for an admissibility hearing with the Immigration Refugee Board (IRB). A subsequent removal order would be given if the IRB determined the individual was inadmissible.
By allowing the Minister’s Delegate to issue a removal order for straightforward transborder criminal offences at the border, inadmissibility decisions are streamlined and offenders are turned away immediately.
– Canada Border Services Agency (July 4, 2024)
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