From May 12\u201314, 2026, Haven: the Asylum Lab at the University of Toronto Scarborough hosted Building Bridges: Research and Activism Along the Canada\u2013U.S. Border, a three-day workshop that brought together scholars, legal practitioners, frontline workers, activists, students, and community organizations from across Canada and beyond to engage with some of the most pressing questions surrounding… <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li>
By:\u00a0Ali Castillo Armijos\u00a0 The United States runs the largest immigration detention system in the world: roughly 246 facilities, over 60,000 people held as of early 2026, and a price tag that grew from $3.4 billion annually in 2024 to $45 billion allocated through 2029. The numbers reveal that these policies are not under pressure; they are part of a system being actively expanded. … <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li>
By: Sol\u00e8ne Korah \u201cWe\u2019re living through a disease, and the disease is that we\u2019ve forgotten how to care.\u201d When Dr Caulford, co-founder and Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Refugee and Immigrant Healthcare, opened his presentation through the analogy of the selfishness epidemic, something inside of me broke. As I sat through the remaining presentations at… <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li>
By: Nyx Zhu A reflection on Dr. Pablo Bose\u2019s presentation at the Building Bridges Conference\u00a0 The United States has become a country that is no longer safe or welcoming to refugees and asylum seekers under Trump\u2019s second term. However, did you know the same trend is emerging in Canada? An Unsettled Time Refugees are facing repeated unsettlement… <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li>