"The pain that Black and Brown people feel is always underestimated.....with barely any empathy about the pain and suffering experienced by Black and brown people. These forms of racism are embedded into institutions, shaping structural context, fairness in decision-making, and individual treatment." (Salman, 2023).

"Misinformation serves CBSA’s mandate, which is to enforce deportation rather than to prevent refoulement. Numerous legal representatives pointed out that misinformation about legal options helps officers meet their performance targets." (Salman, 2023)

"There’s a lot of racism, anti-Black racism, Islamophobia, general distrust of immigrants, of migrants. A strong disposition to assume that people are lying.” (Salman, 2023)

"Decisions are also made in the context of systemic racism. (Salman, 2023).