Canadian company’s armoured-vehicle production for ICE taking place in U.S.

U.S. government procurement records show that Washington has ordered nearly $10-million in armoured vehicles for ICE from Brampton, Ont.-based defence contractor Roshel.

The Canadian company building armoured vehicles for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is doing so in the United States – which likely places the products out of the reach of Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister.

Human-rights advocates are expressing concern over the prospect of the company equipping an American agency known for its aggressive enforcement tactics under the Trump administration’s mass-deportation campaign. NDP MP Jenny Kwan had said that Canada should block the sale of these vehicles.

U.S. government procurement records show that Washington has ordered nearly $10-million in armoured vehicles from defe