{"id":522434,"date":"2026-03-08T11:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/522434\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T11:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:39:19","slug":"canada-halts-deportations-to-israel-and-lebanon-amid-ongoing-conflict-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/522434\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada halts deportations to Israel and Lebanon amid ongoing conflict &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says it has temporarily halted <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/deportations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">deportations<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/israel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Israel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/lebanon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lebanon<\/a> due to ongoing hostilities in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the agency said the measure is being implemented because of the \u201cvolatile and unpredictable\u201d conflict affecting the region.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the current situation in Israel and Lebanon is creating widespread risks to civilians, with both countries reporting fatalities and injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: '\u2018Lebanon will pay a very heavy price\u2019: Israel\u2019s defence minister demands Hezbollah be disarmed'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ISRAEL_LEBANON_HEZBOLLAH_KATZ_VMS.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:31<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Lebanon will pay a very heavy price\u2019: Israel\u2019s defence minister demands Hezbollah be disarmed\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The move, known as an Administrative Deferral of Removals, pauses deportations to countries deemed unsafe due to conditions such as violence or environmental disasters.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11708243\/daylight-saving-time-2026-canada-begins\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772969957_322_daylight-saving-time-begins-2026.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tDaylight saving time 2026: Here\u2019s when you should set your clocks forward\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11720489\/irans-president-apologizes-for-strikes-as-missiles-and-drones-pound-cities\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772969958_569_64961aa41858e50937c4be9080a2deca7d4f9220588a9dc3de99ae1ad2c58fc3_78bb83.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tIran\u2019s president apologizes for strikes as missiles and drones pound cities\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Under federal immigration regulations, the measure can be imposed when circumstances pose a generalized risk to the civilian population.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>The CBSA said the deferral does not apply to individuals deemed inadmissible to Canada for reasons such as criminality, serious criminality, organized crime, security concerns or human or international rights violations.<\/p>\n<p>The agency says removals will resume once conditions in Israel and Lebanon stabilize and no longer pose a broad risk to civilians.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, individuals with enforceable removal orders who are inadmissible to Canada would again be subject to deportation.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global 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