CBC News has learned the federal government is warning would-be Afghan migrants waiting on their applications to be completed in Pakistan that they should not leave their accommodations in case they are arrested for lacking legal documents, and asking them to notify Canadian diplomatic services in Islamabad should they be detained.
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A trilingual official ad from Pakistan's government has been warning paperless migrants in the country that they could face jail time if they do not obtain documents by the end of the year. It's alarming many Afghans who are trying to come to Canada.