BORDER CHAOS EXPOSED: How ‘Risk Assessment’ Loophole Lets Rejected Refugees Defy Deportation for YEARS—And You’re Paying $400M for It

Canada’s immigration system is bleeding cash and losing control.

Exclusive data reveals the Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) process – meant to save lives – has mutated into a bureaucratic weapon exploited by failed asylum seekers to delay deportation indefinitely.

Over 8,000 cases now clog the system. Some families remain in legal limbo for FOUR years or more.

THE STAGGERING COST TO YOU

Every single stalled case burns through $50,000 in taxpayer dollars.

That’s legal aid, emergency housing, healthcare, and enforcement costs.

The total annual bill? A jaw-dropping $400 million.

Senior border officials are sounding the alarm.

One CBSA veteran, speaking on condition of anonymity, didn’t mince words: “This isn’t about genuine risk anymore. It’s about buying time. The moment that removal notice lands, suddenly there’s ‘new’ evidence. It’s clockwork.”

GHOST FAMILIES TRAPPED IN LIMBO

Sarah M., a mother of three, has spent 22 months bouncing between Toronto shelters.

Her asylum claim failed in 2019.

Her deportation order was final.

Then came the PRRA filing – her third – citing “new” gang threats in Nigeria.

Officials privately dismiss her evidence as “generic Google searches and boilerplate claims.”

But the rules demand a full review.

“My kids can’t dream past tomorrow,” Sarah told us. “No school. No work. We’re prisoners of paperwork.”

MILLER’S SILENCE, OTTAWA’S BLAME GAME

Immigration Minister Marc Miller has ignored five requests for comment.

His department defends PRRA as “critical” to meeting international human rights obligations.

But Conservative immigration critic Tom Kmiec is furious. “Canadians are being played for fools,” he blasted. “This isn’t compassion. It’s a scam.”

He wants a 90-day limit on PRRA claims and instant rejection for repeat filers.

Legal aid groups are pushing back hard.

“Blame the system, not the people,” argues Toronto immigration lawyer Jessica Huang. “Officers are drowning under 150+ cases each. You can’t assess life-or-death risk in an afternoon.”

LIFE OR DEATH: THE REAL STAKES

For every alleged abuser, there’s a genuine nightmare.

Ahmad K., a Syrian refugee, was 90 minutes from deportation when his PRRA uncovered verified regime targeting.

His file officer admits: “We almost sent a man to his death.”

That razor’s edge between compassion and chaos defines the crisis.

Sources confirm the backlog is growing by 400 cases monthly.

Recruitment can’t keep pace.

Morale has collapsed.

And the federal budget? Silent on emergency funding.

Now, whistleblowers warn of a “ticking time bomb” as international student visas surge and deportation orders spike.

The system isn’t broken by accident. It’s breaking under political cowardice.

Either Ottawa funds PRRA properly or admits it’s a parking lot for deportations.

The middle ground is disappearing.

And families like Sarah’s are left holding the bill.

The question isn’t if reform is coming. It’s how many millions will be wasted – and how many lives shattered – before it does.

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