Starting in January 2025, the United States has carried out its most aggressive immigration crackdown in modern history — mass raids in homes, schools, and workplaces, often without warrants, and deportations that bypass normal legal review.
Canada is involved in concrete ways: a Montreal-based company runs U.S. immigration detention sites while holding over $100 million in Canadian government contracts; Canadian banks and pension funds have invested tens of billions in companies tied to this system; and Canada continually returns asylum-seekers to the U.S. despite an ongoing court challenge arguing they face deportation without a fair process.
81%
US immigration court cases resulting in removal orders as of mid-2026
US$35B
Canadian banks and pensions invested in ICE contractors
$313M USD
ICE detention contracts received by Montreal-based GardaWorld
$100M+
Canadian government contracts awarded to GardaWorld since 2025