US EditionImmigration lawyers say rising number of CSIS security screenings causing delays
- The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is handling over 538,000 immigration security screening requests in 2024, a significant increase from approximately 300,000 requests before 2023.
- Immigration lawyers report that their clients are experiencing long delays due to the security screening process, with no explanations provided.
- Ali Abuhannoud, a Jordanian refugee, reports waiting for his security screening result since May 2024 after multiple screenings.
- The increase in requests is partly due to a rise in asylum seekers, all of whom require security screening.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Immigration lawyers say rising number of CSIS security screenings causing delays
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OTTAWA—The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) reports that it is processing an increasing number of immigration security screening requests, resulting in long delays for immigration lawyers. In its last annual report, the intelligence agency reported that it had received more than 538,000 security screening requests from immigration and border officers in 2024. A significant increase in the number of applications began to be noted in …
Immigration lawyers say rising number of CSIS security screenings causing delays – Energeticcity.ca
OTTAWA — The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it’s dealing with a growing number of immigration security screening requests — and immigration lawyers say their clients are coping with long delays as a result. The intelligence agency says in its latest annual report it received over 538,000 screening requests from immigration and border officials in 2024. The agency began to see a significant increase in requests in 2023, when it recei…
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