Immigration hearing for U.S. peace activist postponed

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Immigration hearing for U.S. peace activist postponed
Submitted by davidswanson on Sun, 2007-09-23 04:38. Nonviolent Resistance

By CBC

An American peace activist will be in limbo in Vancouver for at least another 10 days after her immigration hearing was postponed on Tuesday.

Alison Bodine, 22, was arrested by Canadian border officials on Thursday, when she stopped at the Canada Border Services facility at the Peace Arch border crossing.

She intended to pick up some anti-war literature that was confiscated as she entered Canada. Instead, the U.S. resident learned she was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.

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"I really think that I have been targeted as a political organizer," Bodine said. "They've had plenty of time to fully identify who I am, to look at the work I do, to look through photos, look through notebooks."

Bodine said there is nothing in any of the material that should have prompted a warrant for her arrest.

So far, immigration officials have refused to give her any information about why she arrested and why the hearing was ordered, she said.

An official with the Immigration and Refugee Board said it was not unusual to reschedule a hearing, but would not comment on the particulars of the case.