Sara Mojtehedzadeh
saramojtehedz.bsky.social
Sara Mojtehedzadeh
@saramojtehedz.bsky.social
Investigative journalist @theglobeandmail.com interested in immigration and labour issues. Get in touch: SaraM@globeandmail.com
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Two toddlers are among nearly 150 Canadians held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this year, data show

From @saramojtehedz.bsky.social, Kathryn Blaze Baum, @mahima-singh.bsky.social, @janicedickson.bsky.social
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Nearly 150 Canadians held in ICE custody this year, including two toddlers, data show
One child was detained for 51 days, more than double the legal detention period, a Globe and Mail analysis found
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August 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The federal government’s proposed immigration reforms will restrict some asylum seekers’ access to formal refugee hearings, a move critics say undermines Canada’s legal commitments to asylum claimants and may serve to drive migrants underground.

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Ottawa’s proposed immigration reforms will restrict asylum seekers access to hearings
Critics say Canada needs to take its legal responsibility to claimants seriously
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June 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Our CMG union members at The Canadian Press are bargaining for a new contract. Some of them can't afford to live in the communities they report on. @cdnpress.bsky.social should give them a fair deal!
June 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The federal government is facing a legal challenge arguing that its oversight of a two-decade-old refugee treaty with the United States is “fundamentally flawed.”

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Groups mount legal challenge against Ottawa over refugee treaty with U.S.
The Safe Third Country Agreement is premised on both countries being safe for refugees, but groups say Canada’s oversight of the deal is ‘fundamentally flawed’
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May 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Wow, what an honour! Couldn't be happier to be nominated for a Digital Publishing Award for my @hazlitt.bsky.social column
🌸 Mind in Bloom

@hazlitt.bsky.social

Finalist – Best Column at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards

Congrats to Rollie Pemberton and Hazlitt!

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#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
May 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
More than 200 people, including children under the age of 6, have been held in “secret” detention at the Port of Detroit in recent months after being apprehended at the Canadian border, a U.S. congresswoman and immigration rights groups say

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More than 200 people have been held at Detroit facility near Canadian border, U.S. congresswoman alleges
The sites include an office building that is not equipped for ‘long-term stays,’ says Representative Rashida Tlaib
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April 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Which 5 exceptional #canlit #cdnpoli books are on the 2025 #ShaughnessyCohen Prize for Political Writing shortlist?

Expert jurors @jenditchburn.bsky.social, @saramojtehedz.bsky.social, and @cwaddell27.bsky.social read 34 books from 22 publishing imprints. Find out their top picks tomorrow 📕🍁📕
April 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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#StarExclusive: Disturbing video shows jail guards carrying out violent, hours-long retribution at Maplehurst.

Ontario government lawyers tried to prevent the public release of the videos. But the Star won access in court.
Watch: Disturbing video shows jail guards carrying out violent, hours-long retribution at Maplehurst
Ontario government lawyers tried to prevent the public release of the videos. But the Star won access in court.
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March 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Ontario’s workers’ compensation board is pushing for a harsher penalty for Amazon after a court fined the company $30,000 for failing to report a warehouse accident on time.

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Ontario regulator seeks larger fine for Amazon for workplace safety violation
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is appealing the fine imposed in a provincial offences court for a months-long delay in filing an injury claim involving a worker at one of Amazon’s Brampton, Ont....
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March 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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A Canadian woman who has been held in a U.S. detention centre for 10 days and counting was detained for not having legal docs and processed under Trump's "Securing our Borders" executive order, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Canadian woman being held in U.S. detention centre after attempting to apply for a work visa
Friends and family say Jasmine Mooney was held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and spent three nights at that detention centre
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March 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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#Norovirus is skyrocketing in Canada, and packing an extra punch of misery. Surging cases this winter could be explained by rise in a new variant, a post-lockdown rebound and improved surveillance, by @jenniferyang.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Norovirus is skyrocketing in Canada, and packing an extra punch of misery and mystery
Surging case numbers this winter could be explained by rise in a new variant, a post-lockdown rebound and improved surveillance
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March 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The federal government has failed to collect almost 40 per cent of the fines levied on employers for violating the rules of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, a Globe and Mail analysis has found.

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Ottawa has failed to collect almost 40% of fines on companies that violated Temporary Foreign Worker rules
Inspectors have penalized nearly a thousand companies with more than $11.8-million in fines since 2017, but some $4.5-million remains unpaid, a Globe analysis has found
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March 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM