Canada Border Services Agency Deports 111 Amid Extortion Crackdown
Agency reports removals of foreign nationals suspected of organized crime links following 188 removal orders.
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The CBSA says Palwinder Singh (top left), Jasmer Singh (top right), Amitoz Bajwa (bottom left) and Sahibjot Singh (bottom right) were linked to extortion-related activity and removed from Canada. (Handout)
Photograph: CTV News (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) removed 111 foreign nationals suspected of extortion and organized crime links.
- The removals are part of a nationwide crackdown that resulted in 188 removal orders over the past year.
- British Columbia and the Greater Toronto Area saw the majority of these deportations.
- The CBSA is increasing its workforce, with plans to hire 1,000 new officers funded by the 2025 federal budget.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 29 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 32 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
61/100
Hype
20/100
32 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 29 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has deported 111 individuals from the country as part of a national effort to address foreign nationals suspected of involvement in extortion and organized crime. These removals were based on 188 orders issued over the last year. The majority of these deportations took place in British Columbia and the Greater Toronto Area.
The CBSA stated that the operation began in the Pacific and Prairie regions in August 2025, expanding to the Greater Toronto Area three months later. In the Pacific region, 91 removal orders led to 58 deportations. The Prairie region had 47 orders resulting in 30 removals, and the GTA saw 50 orders with 23 removals. The agency highlighted four specific cases, including Palwinder Singh, Amitoz Bajwa, Jasmer Singh, and Sahibjot Singh, who were deported due to suspected criminal connections. Last year, the CBSA removed a total of 23,160 inadmissible individuals, with 1,010 cases involving serious criminality.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree affirmed the government's commitment to disrupting extortion networks, particularly those affecting South Asian communities in British Columbia and Ontario. The CBSA currently employs 530 officers dedicated to immigration enforcement and is in the process of hiring an additional 1,000 officers, supported by $30.4 million allocated in the 2025 federal budget.
Coverage comparison
What the coverage left out
No right-rated reports covered this story. The left-rated and centre-rated reports did not mention the specific names of the four individuals highlighted by the CBSA: Palwinder Singh, Amitoz Bajwa, Jasmer Singh, and Sahibjot Singh. The full report from CTV News named these individuals and provided details about their alleged connections to criminal activities.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 14 Sept 2026, 21:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
17 rated outlets
- Fifteen left-rated reports focused on the number of deportations and the regions where they occurred. These reports noted the CBSA's efforts to combat extortion and organized crime, often mentioning the South Asian communities affected. Several digests highlighted the total number of removals (111) and the breakdown by region, such as 58 in the Pacific region and 23 in the Greater Toronto Area. The expansion of the operation and the CBSA's hiring plans were also mentioned.
Centre
12 rated outlets
- Twelve centre-rated reports also centred on the 111 deportations and the crackdown on extortion and organized crime. These reports frequently mentioned the specific regions affected, including British Columbia and the Greater Toronto Area, and the total number of removal orders. Digests from this group often included details about the regional breakdown of removals, such as 58 in the Pacific region and 30 from the Prairies. The CBSA's ongoing efforts and its plans to hire new officers were also noted.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Canada Border Services Agency Deports 111 Amid Extortion Crackdown?
- Of the 29 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 59% are rated left, 41% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 32. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Canada Border Services Agency Deports 111 Amid Extortion Crackdown left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 29 rated outlets on this story, 59% are rated left, 41% are rated centre, 0% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Canada Border Services Agency Deports 111 Amid Extortion Crackdown biased?
- Canada Border Services Agency Deports 111 Amid Extortion Crackdown is one event reported by 32 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Canada Border Services Agency Deports 111 Amid Extortion Crackdown?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Canada Border Services Agency Deports 111 Amid Extortion Crackdown?
- 32 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- How many people has the Canada Border Services Agency deported?
- The Canada Border Services Agency has deported 111 individuals as part of a nationwide crackdown on foreign nationals suspected of links to extortion and organized crime. These removals stem from 188 removal orders issued over the past year.
- Where did most of these deportations occur?
- The majority of the 111 deportations occurred in British Columbia and the Greater Toronto Area. Specifically, the Pacific region saw 58 removals, the Prairie region had 30, and the Greater Toronto Area had 23.
- What is the CBSA doing to increase its workforce?
- The Canada Border Services Agency is in the process of hiring 1,000 new officers. This expansion is supported by $30.4 million allocated in the 2025 federal budget to enhance the agency's capacity.
Read it at the source
32 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
17- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Bowen Island Undercurrent in a new tab)
Bowen Island Undercurrent — is Bowen Island Undercurrent biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
Thorold Today — is Thorold Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens flamboroughtoday.com in a new tab)
flamboroughtoday.com — is flamboroughtoday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
thealbertan.com — is thealbertan.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
Timmins Today — is Timmins Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens ElliotLakeToday.com in a new tab)
ElliotLakeToday.com — is ElliotLakeToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
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- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Elora Fergus Today in a new tab)
Elora Fergus Today — is Elora Fergus Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Collingwood Today in a new tab)
Collingwood Today — is Collingwood Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters — is Orillia Matters biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
SooToday.com — is SooToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
The Toronto Star — is The Toronto Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens St Catharines Standard in a new tab)
St Catharines Standard — is St Catharines Standard biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens The Record in a new tab)
The Record — is The Record biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
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Centre
12- CBSA efforts to disrupt extortion networks led to over 100 removals (opens Indo-Canadian Voice in a new tab)
Indo-Canadian Voice — is Indo-Canadian Voice biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Chek news in a new tab)
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Energetic City in a new tab)
Energetic City — is Energetic City biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Castanet in a new tab)
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today — is Ckpg Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens CFJC Today Kamloops in a new tab)
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- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
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- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
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Show 4 more
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens City News in a new tab)
- Here’s how many people the CBSA has deported amid extortion crackdown (opens CP24 in a new tab)
- Here’s how many people the CBSA has deported amid extortion crackdown (opens CTV News in a new tab)
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
3- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Narcity in a new tab)
- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Loonie Politics in a new tab)
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- Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
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