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Sandra Zaher: Individual

Immigration Dept: "I hear complaints unfortunately on a regular basis," Sandra Zaher said, adding that knowing your rights is the best way to defend yourself, according to CBC. "At primary and secondary inspection, an individual does not have the right to counsel." A Canadian immigration and refugee lawyer reacting to a lawsuit by three women alleging they were molested by female U.S. border guards says she fields at least one complaint weekly about invasive searches at Windsor, Ont.-Detroit crossings. However, a person has little more than the right to question why they are being searched and to ask for a new officer to conduct it, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.