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CTV News
5 days ago
- CTV News
Authorities searching for migrants after SUV crash
Montreal Watch Quebec provincial police say they are searching for a group of undocumented migrants after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed.
CTV News
6 days ago
- CTV News
SUV carrying undocumented migrants crashes near U.S. border: Quebec police
Quebec police are searching for a group of undocumented migrants after their vehicle crashed with another vehicle and rolled over near the Canada-U.S. border. Quebec provincial police say they are searching for a group of undocumented migrants after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed with another vehicle and then rolled over near the Canada-U.S. border. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) said they received a 911 call at about 4:15 a.m. about the crash that happened near the intersection of Route 202 and Montée Jackson near Hemmingford, Que., just a few kilometres north of the New York state border. Hemmingford, Que. crash Police say around a dozen migrants were in a black SUV when in collided with an alleged impaired driver and rolled over near Hemmingford, Que., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Swidda Rassy/CTV News) There were between 10 and 12 undocumented migrants inside a seven-passenger SUV when it flipped after colliding with another SUV, SQ spokesperson Stéphane Tremblay told CTV News. The exact number is not known as police gather more evidence. Between six and eight of them them fled on foot and are being sought by the SQ, with help from RCMP officers and a dog handler, Tremblay said The driver of the second SUV, a 48-year-old American male citizen, was arrested for impaired driving and will be questioned. There was at least one passenger in his vehicle at the time of the crash. Four people were sent to hospital for injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. Hemmingford crash A Sûreté du Québec vehicle blocks a road in Hemmingford, Que. after a crash involving two SUVs on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Swidda Rassy/CTV News) The SQ said the investigation has been handed over to the RCMP, which did not respond to requests for comment on Sunday. A woman who lives nearby told CTV News that she was at the scene after the crash happened and said everyone involved was conscious. Jocelyn Madore said the people sent to hospital were two women and two men. While Madore says she has seen many migrants in the area in the past, she has never witnessed an incident like this one. Part of Route 202 in Hemmingford was closed to traffic as collision investigators analyzed the scene, but it was expected to reopen early Sunday afternoon. With files from CTV News' Olivia O'Malley and Swidda Rassy, and The Canadian Press
CTV News
6 days ago
- CTV News
Police searching for group of undocumented migrants after 2-vehicle crash near Quebec-New York border
Quebec provincial police say they are searching for a group of undocumented migrants after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed with another vehicle and then rolled over near the Canada-U.S. border. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) said they received a 911 call at about 4:15 a.m. about the crash that happened near the intersection of Route 202 and Montée Jackson near Hemmingford, Que., just a few kilometres north of the New York state border. There were 10 undocumented migrants inside a seven-passenger SUV when it flipped after colliding with another SUV, SQ spokesperson Stéphane Tremblay told CTV News. Six of them fled on foot and are being sought by the SQ, with help from RCMP officers and a dog handler. The driver of the second SUV, a 48-year-old American male citizen, was arrested for impaired driving and will be questioned. There was at least one passenger in his vehicle at the time of the crash. Four people were sent to hospital for injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. Route 202 in this area of Hemmingford was completely closed to traffic to facilitate the work of the police, and was not expected to reopen until later in the afternoon. With files from CTV News' Olivia O'Malley and The Canadian Press - More to come.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Vice mayor who called ICE ‘the biggest gang there is' and for ‘cholos' to defend their territory should resign, cop union says
The vice mayor of a small city in California who called on the criminal 'cholos' of Los Angeles to stand up to raids on undocumented migrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents is facing calls to resign, with the local police union calling her actions 'shameful.' In a clip posted to Instagram and then swiftly deleted, Cynthia Gonzalez, Vice Mayor of Cudahy, said: 'I want to know where all the cholos are at in Los Angeles – 18th Street, Florencia Where's the leadership at? 'Because you guys are all about territory and, 'This is 18th Street, this is Florencia.' You guys tag everything up, claiming hood and now that your hood's being invaded by the biggest gang there is, there ain't a peep out of you.' Gonzalez appeared to be referring to ICE but does not name them in the video. She continued: 'It's everyone else who's not about the gang life that's out there protesting and speaking up. We're out there fighting our turf, protecting our turf, protecting our people, and, like, where you at? 'Dude they're running amok all up on your streets, on your streets and in your city and, peep, when the big gang guns come in nothing but, like, quiet and we're out here, the regular ones that have never been jumped in out here calling things out and trying to organize. 'So don't be trying to claim no block, no nothing if you're not showing up right now trying to, like, help out and organize. I don't want to hear a peep out of you once they're gone, trying to claim that this is my block. This was not your block. You weren't even here helping out. So whoever is the leadership over there just f***ing get your members in order.' The L.A. Police Protective League (LAPPL) has reacted angrily and demanded Gonzalez's resignation. 'The 18th Street and Florencia street gangs are notoriously dangerous Los Angeles-based criminal enterprises,' it said in a statement. 'Both gangs have a known history of murdering police officers. In 1998, an 18th Street gang member murdered LAPD Officer Filberto Cuesta. Recently, several Florencia gang members were convicted of the 2022 murder of LAPD Officer Fernando Arroyos. 'What Ms Gonzalez urged and taunted these specific gangs to do in her social media post puts police officers and other law enforcement professionals at greater risk. Her actions are deplorable and potentially illegal. She should resign and she should be prosecuted if what she called for broke the law.' The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also responded to the video, reposting it on Tuesday evening with a statement calling Gonzalez 'despicable' and alleging that she was calling on the gangs 'to commit violence against our brave ICE law enforcement.' 'This kind of garbage has led to a more than 500 percent increase in assaults against our ICE law enforcement officers. Secretary [Kristi] Noem has been clear: If you assault a federal officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,' the DHS said. The FBI has stated that it cannot currently confirm or deny whether an investigation into Gonzalez is underway. Still, spokesperson Laura Eimiller noted: 'Generally speaking, of course, the FBI condemns any calls for violence or targeting of law enforcement with violence.' The Independent has contacted Gonzalez for comment, but she has so far refused all media requests pertaining to the video. The City of Cudahy did issue a brief statement of its own in which it said: 'The comments made by the Vice Mayor reflect her personal views and do not represent the views or official position of the City of Cudahy. The City will not be providing further comment.' The Los Angeles Times has since quoted an attorney representing Gonzalez as saying that 'any suggestion that she advocated for violence is categorically false and without merit,' putting them at odds with the LAPPL and DHS in their interpretation of her words. The attorney continued: 'In her post, Dr Gonzalez issued a challenge to the Latino community: join the thousands of Angelenos already peacefully organizing in response to ongoing enforcement actions. 'Importantly, Dr Gonzalez in no way encouraged anyone to engage in violence.' Gonzalez's controversial video comes after weeks of controversy caused by federal raids on migrants in downtown Los Angeles, which saw local people hit the streets to protest and President Donald Trump call in the National Guard and deploy active-duty Marines to support local law enforcement against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. Two weeks ago, Gonzalez joined other L.A. County mayors at a press conference hosted by Bass at City Hall to address ICE's actions.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Can Trump's exemptions for undocumented farm laborers succeed without angering MAGA?
President Donald Trump's administration is introducing a 'work program' for America's agriculture sector to allow undocumented migrants to remain in their jobs, a policy that risks angering his base. Under the scheme, farmers will be allowed to vouch for workers who have entered the country illegally, exempting them from the president's illegal immigration crackdown due to their vital economic contribution. The existing H-2A visa program, which allows employers who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill seasonal agricultural jobs on a temporary basis, will also be streamlined, according to administration officials. A key reason for granting the exemptions is that, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s own estimates, approximately 40 percent of unskilled farm workers in the country lack legal status, meaning Trump's mass deportation push risks blowing a hole in a crucial industry. A farmer in California told Reuters last month that she has already lost 70 percent of her workforce, with laborers fleeing in response to the aggressive actions of Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) agents in the Golden State. Trump first outlined the policy on Thursday when he delivered a 'Salute to America' address in Washington, D.C., flanked by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. 'If a farmer's willing to vouch for these people, in some way, Kristi, I think we're going to have to just say that's going to be good, right?' he said. The subject was briefly raised at Tuesday's White House cabinet meeting, when Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced that her department, which is responsible for processing H-2A visas, had established a new office partnering with the DOA. The president told the gathering that the work program would 'give the farmers the protection they need,' but insisted that it should not be misinterpreted as an amnesty. That might not be enough to convince his MAGA supporters, however, many of whom remain strongly opposed to any form of amnesty for illegal immigrants on 'America First' grounds. Far-right activist Laura Loomer has already attacked Rollins on X for pushing for exceptions for farmers and Turning Point co-founder Charlie Kirk has since warned: 'If you want to break our coalition, go and push amnesty.' White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson attempted to dispel their concerns in a statement in which she said: 'President Trump remains committed to carrying out the largest mass deportation operation in history by removing dangerous, violent criminal illegal aliens from American communities and targeting the sanctuary cities that provide safe harbor to criminal illegals.' At a press conference on Tuesday, Rollins likewise insisted the program was not an amnesty and said she remained committed to securing a 100 percent American workforce for the country's farms, adding that she saw technological advances and the redeployment of able-bodied U.S. benefits recipients to the sector as a longer term solution to the over-reliance on illegal labor. 'Ultimately, the answer on this is automation, also some reform within the current governing structure,' she said. 'And then also, when you think about it, there are 34 million able-bodied adults in our Medicaid program. There are plenty of workers in America.' Rollins also pledged to end relationships with 'foreign adversaries,' such as China, by preventing their businesses from buying farmland and terminating existing contracts. Addressing the realities of the present, Iowa Farmers Union President Aaron Heley Lehman told The Daily Beast: 'The fear that some people in our communities are feeling doesn't make for a better workforce. 'There's room for a solution that will help our farms, help our communities, and be fair to workers, but it's really hard to find that space at the moment.'
