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POST FACTO: Behind the blue fence
New major sweep, AI in prisons, more ICE-like tactics, train safety violations, $66M birth alerts class action
De Facto Journalism Co-opCommunity Newsletter

15 Jun 2026

‘They took it all’: Couple describes life amid bylaw sweeps
Post Facto: Palantir & ICE contracts, FIFA crackdown, new info-access law, ‘hot cargo’ campaign, AI reworking EI & pensions admin
De Facto Journalism Co-op

08 June 2026

Post Facto: Our new phase & a new weekly roundup
Police-in-schools scandal, Quebec deports parents, Gaza censorship, press from prison
De Facto Journalism Co-opCHEK

01 Jun 2026

Inside the grassroots struggle for migrant rights
Photos & stories of the people squeezed by tightening immigration restrictions
De Facto Journalism Co-op

24 May 2026

How Bill C-12 could make migrant exploitation even worse
Rights groups’ concerns over deportations & asylum restrictions are rising
De Facto Journalism Co-op

19 May 2026

ICYMI: Data revelations & a lawyer’s insights
De Facto Week 2 stories & milestones
De Facto Journalism Co-op

17 May 2026

What an immigration lawyer says about rising cop-CBSA collaboration
De Facto’s newly revealed data show ‘a troubling trend’ of targeting, per expert
De Facto Journalism Co-op

14 May 2026

Transit cops keep calling immigration on riders — but aren’t keeping full records of it
EXCLUSIVE: Transit Police only documented 9% of their calls to immigration enforcement in 2024 data, despite requirements
De Facto Journalism Co-op

11 May 2026

De Facto’s first week — thank you
2 stories. 2 podcasts. 270 of you.
De Facto Journalism Co-op

09 May 2026

How a tragedy sparked reforms to immigration policing in Vancouver
An oral history of the movement for ‘access without fear’
De Facto Journalism Co-op

07 May 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Vancouver police calls for immigration status checks skyrocketed in 2023, ATIP reveals
De Facto’s first major investigation shows 80% spike in VPD calls to Canada Border Services Agency in 2023
De Facto Journalism Co-op

04 May 2026

BC journalists launch new worker-owned investigative publication
Six reporters, editors, and photojournalists in Victoria and Vancouver are taking matters into their own hands with a new co-operative — launching just after World Press Freedom Day and International Workers’ Day — to publish investigative journalism about legal, justice, and rights issues.
De Facto Journalism Co-op

01 May 2026