Migrant was in Tamil Tiger compound to avoid combat, IRB hears

One of the migrants who came to Canada last summer aboard the MV Sun Sea worked for two years inside a Tamil Tiger compound not because he wanted to help the terrorist organization but to avoid being forced into combat, the Immigration and Refugee Board heard Tuesday.

Second Tamil migrant ordered deported

A Sri Lankan man who arrived aboard a cargo ship last year has been ordered deported after admitting to once being a member of the Tamil Tigers, but insisting he quit the banned terrorist group nearly two decades ago and never participated in combat.

Second Tamil with Tiger ties ordered deported, another ordered released

A second Tamil migrant from the MV Sun Sea was ordered deported Thursday after admitting that he was a member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the early 1990s.

Thai police make arrest in Sun Sea case

Thai authorities say they have arrested a man who they say is a human smuggler linked to the sailing of the MV Sun Sea, the rickety boat that transported 492 Tamil migrants to British Columbia last year.

Tiger fighters allegedly on Tamil boat: Website

Some die-hard Tamil Tigers fighters allegedly snuck into Canada on the ship that brought 492 migrants to British Columbia, according to a pro-Sri Lankan government website.

Identifying captain, crew of Tamil ship could be difficult, expert says

The RCMP is likely facing significant challenges in identifying the captain and crew of the MV Sun Sea — a critical piece of information in the human-smuggling investigation of the vessel, according to an expert on international security.