Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Migrant Detainee Dies at CBSA Prison in Surrey on Christmas Day

A person being detained in a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) holding center in Surrey, has died. The victim was found unresponsive on Christmas Day, 2022.

CBSA says in a statement that first responders were called to the center, but "all efforts to revive the detainee were unsuccessful," and the person was pronounced dead at the scene.

There is no oversight agency for CBSA officers. CBSA will be allowed to conduct its own "review of the incident." RCMP and BC Coroners Service are also conducting their own investigations.