VANCOUVER — A B.C. group is calling on Transit Police to stop sharing all information about migrants with the Canada Border Services Agency.

Transit Police announced last week that it would no longer arrest migrants for the CBSA unless they were wanted on an outstanding warrant.

The decision followed the December 2013 death of Lucia Vega Jimenez, a Mexican woman who hanged herself in a CBSA holding facility after Transit Police stopped her for fare evasion.

Harsha Walia of Transportation Not Deportation says the recent decision by Transit Police is a step in the right direction, but migrants still don't feel safe using public transit.

She says Transit Police should commit to not calling CBSA tip lines and accept a broader range of identification including birth certificates or photo ID from any country.

Walia was joined by other groups including Mexicans Living in Vancouver and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association to call for changes to how Transit Police deal with migrants.

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