Seeking more signatures from employees in the letter that is titled ‘Googlers Demand: Worker Safety & ICE Contract Transparency’, employees said that they would send the letter to the company leaders and try to get a wide response on the issue. (Getty Images via AFP)

In open letter, nearly 1,000 Google employees call for firm to cut ties with ICE

Nearly 1,000 Google employees recently signed a petition where they demanded the company to cut alleged ties with the US department of homeland security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection CBP). Seeking more signatures from employees in the letter that is titled ‘Googlers Demand: Worker Safety & ICE Contract Transparency’, employees…

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Canadian snowbirds fingerprinted and photographed at U.S. border as part of new requirement

Several Canadian snowbirds reported they were fingerprinted and photographed at the U.S. border this month when registering for their winter stay, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told CBC News is now standard procedure. Jacquie and Steve Ree of Ladysmith, B.C., arrived at the Peace Arch Border Crossing between Surrey, B.C., and Blaine, Wash.,…

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