The federal government is prepared to consider detaining Roma refugee claimants unless recent amendments to the refugee system are successful in reducing the number who apply for asylum, newly obtained documents suggest. […] The newly revised refugee law gives Public Safety Minister Vic Toews the power to designate refugee claimants as “irregular arrivals” and detain them upon entry to Canada. The amendments are to take effect by the end of the year.
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