# What Canadians can learn from U.S. resistance to ICE terror Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zLUsjRHV90 Recap page: https://rapidrecap.app/video/5zLUsjRHV90 Generated: 2026-01-30T21:35:43.012+00:00 --- ## Quick Overview Canadians can learn from the U.S. resistance to ICE terror by recognizing that Canadian immigration enforcement, despite its comparatively liberal policies, is deeply intertwined with capitalist exploitation and white supremacist ideology, necessitating continued, organized resistance to dismantle these harmful systems. **Key Points:** - Canadian ICE agents, since Trump's return, have used an unprecedented campaign of terror against non-citizen migrants, including citizens, resulting in three known deaths, including Keith Porter Jr. and Rene Good. - Canada sends thousands of asylum seekers back to U.S. ICE custody annually, where they face potential raids, detentions, and deportations. - Activist Harsha Walia notes that Canada's immigration policy is deeply connected to imperial policy and that the 'Safe Third Country Agreement' effectively acts as a border wall, leading to increased deportations. - The strategy employed by both U.S. and Canadian enforcement is to maintain a precarious status for migrants, often through bureaucratic violence and fear, to ensure a cheap labor pool. - Walia emphasizes the inspiring resistance seen in the US, like the George Floyd uprising and Amazon organizing, as models for communities fighting exploitation and state violence. - The speaker suggests that Canadian politicians often feign concern over US immigration actions (like the Muslim ban) while simultaneously increasing their own enforcement and exploiting precarious labor. ![Screenshot at 00:05: Host Desmond Cole introduces the topic of the show: sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada, setting the stage for the interview on U.S. ICE terror tactics.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/5zLUsjRHV90/00-00-05.jpg) **Context:** The video features an interview on 'The Breach Show' between host Desmond Cole and guest Harsha Walia, a journalist, author, and activist involved in the migrant justice movement for over 20 years. They discuss the escalation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) terror tactics in the U.S. under Trump's return and draw parallels to the ways Canadian immigration enforcement systems operate, particularly in relation to the Safe Third Country Agreement and the exploitation of temporary foreign workers. ## Detailed Analysis Desmond Cole introduces the topic of the show, focusing on the terror campaign waged by U.S. ICE agents against non-citizen migrants since Donald Trump's return, noting three known deaths linked to this escalation, including Keith Porter Jr. and Rene Good. Cole highlights that thousands of asylum seekers are returned from Canada to U.S. custody annually. Guest Harsha Walia, an author and activist, confirms that Canadian immigration policy is deeply connected to imperial policy and that the Safe Third Country Agreement functions as a border wall, increasing deportations. Walia describes the horrors of watching ICE kidnappings from streets, schools, and workplaces, calling the situation a face of fascism. She points out that both Canadian and U.S. systems rely on creating precarious status for people—like temporary foreign workers—to ensure cheap labor, citing the exploitation of farm workers in Ontario. Walia mentions that this system is so ingrained that it is hard to fight in isolation, but resistance movements (like those against the Muslim ban or Amazon worker organizing) offer lessons. She concludes that the fundamental issue is capitalism's reliance on exploiting vulnerable populations, which necessitates continued, broad-based organizing to disrupt this status quo. ### Introduction and Context - Desmond Cole welcomes Harsha Walia - Cole outlines Trump's use of ICE agents for terror campaigns against migrants - Walia confirms Canada sends thousands of asylum seekers back to the US annually. ### Canadian Immigration Critique - Walia links Canadian policy to imperial policy - Notes the Safe Third Country Agreement acts as a border wall - Highlights an increase in border enforcement and deportations. ### Exploitation and Resistance - The system creates precarious status for workers (e.g., farm workers) - This is a form of capitalist exploitation - Resistance, like that seen in the US (e.g., George Floyd uprising, Amazon organizing), is crucial for disrupting this. ### Conclusion and Call to Action - Cole asks what Canadians can learn - Walia suggests learning from US resistance to demand systemic change - Encourages listeners to support The Breach Show at breachmedia.ca. ![Screenshot at 00:02: The title card for 'The Breach Show: journalism for transformation' appears against a purple/blue gradient background.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/5zLUsjRHV90/00-00-02.jpg) ![Screenshot at 00:06: Desmond Cole, host of The Breach Show, appears wearing headphones and speaking into a professional microphone.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/5zLUsjRHV90/00-00-06.jpg) ![Screenshot at 01:16: Guest Harsha Walia, identified as an Author and activist, appears in a split screen interview format.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/5zLUsjRHV90/00-01-16.jpg) ![Screenshot at 02:21: Walia states that the situation is not an exaggeration and describes the actions as a face of fascism.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/5zLUsjRHV90/00-02-21.jpg) ![Screenshot at 08:55: Desmond Cole emphasizes the high rate of deportations, gesturing emphatically with both hands.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/5zLUsjRHV90/00-08-55.jpg)