We cover recent developments at the intersection of criminal and immigration law. We review significant Supreme Court of Canada decisions, highlight problematic CBSA investigations, discuss judicial errors during sentencing, and explore current trends in immigration policy and processing.We also answer live audience questions about express entry scores, humanitarian and compassionate applications, parent and grandparent sponsorship backlogs, and more.Timestamps:0:17 – Introduction and overview of crim-immigration updates1:36 – Supreme Court decision on Canada’s sex work laws (R. v. Kloubakov, 2025 SCC 25)13:02 – U.S. convictions and IRPA section 36(2) “committing an offence” provisions16:03 – California automatic relief and foreign spent convictions19:08 – Supreme Court decision on youth sentencing (R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23) and inadmissibility20:56 – Why youth convictions abroad still trigger inadmissibility: Flores Giron v. Canada21:15 – CBSA officer self-investigation leads to stayed charges23:33 – Judicial misconduct: judge misreads sentence and conceals error33:38 – IRCC now providing refusal notes with TR applications: impact on litigation38:05 – Political narratives around “letting criminals into Canada”48:08 – Live Q&A Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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