Almost 600 foreign nationals with criminal records due to be deported are missing, CBSA says

Canadian border agents are trying to track down almost 600 foreigners with criminal records who are due to be deported but have gone missing - 431 of whom have been found guilty of serious crimes such as sexual assault.

Figures from the Canada Border Services Agency show that 1,635 foreign nationals guilty of committing crimes in Canada are currently facing deportation, but 599 of them have failed to attend deportation proceedings and have been placed on the agency’s “wanted” list.