Eight people are being held in Manitoba jails under immigration-related detention orders but the federal government refuses to release the reason for their incarceration. CBC has obtained numbers that show 563 people have been detained in Manitoba jails by the Canada Border Services Agency from 2012 to 2016. May have committed a crimeWinnipeg immigration lawyer Dean Szikinger said there's a number of reasons the border agency would detain someone. Dean Szikinger has represented clients detained in Manitoba jails by the Canada Border Services Agency. Nationwide, a total of 15 detainees have died in the custody of the Canada Border Services Agency since 2000.

Source: CBC News March 11, 2017 23:35 UTC