In a Supreme Court case on Wednesday, Canada will decide whether foreign nationals detained for immigration violations are protected by the habeus corpus act, which would allow them to argue for their
Under this Charter, incarcerated Canadian citizens can argue for their freedom before a judge, but immigration detainees must appear before a federal tribunal.
Detention centres are run by Canadian provinces, but immigration detention cases are handled according to federal law, so the legality of detaining immigrants can become murky.