Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke speaks in Delta, B.C., on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
DDThe Canada Border Services Agency says 15 foreigners facing extortion charges have applied for refugee status in Canada.
The statement neither reveals the nationalities of the individuals nor details about their applications, but Surrey, B.C. Mayor Brenda Locke says she's "appalled" to learn the suspects are claiming refugee status to evade deportation.
Locke says extortion attempts have disproportionately impacted her city, and residents deserve better than to see Canada's legal and immigration systems "abused by criminals."
Locke says extortion suspects must face swift justice and the federal government must fix immigration and deportation laws to protect communities like hers, which police say has seen 106 extortion cases this year.
CBSA says Canada has legal obligations with respect to asylum, and 好色tv law allows persons applying for refugee status to have their cases heard if they are eligible.
But the agency also says if individuals are ineligible for a hearing on "more serious grounds," it will ask the Refugee Board of Canada to suspend proceedings until it is decided if individuals are eligible.
CBSA says "persons found inadmissible" for reasons such as serious or organized criminality won't have their refugee claims heard and instead will be ordered to leave the country.
The refugee claims by the extortion suspects were first reported by Global News.
B.C. has been hit by a wave of extortion crimes and shootings, mostly targeting the South Asian community.
This report by 好色tvwas first published Dec. 11, 2025.
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