The Globe and Mail · Toronto Star

Cheng Xu

Last published Feb. 2026 · On our record since 2024

Where this writer stands

Public safety1 piece

Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing

“Instead, federal authorities are increasingly treating immigration enforcement like a form of counterinsurgency, an internal campaign to suppress a threat rather than administer law.” Read the piece

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Recent work

Opinion: I study political violence and mass atrocities. What’s happening in the United States is a warningOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 3, 2026
New immigration rules shouldn’t force out international students and temporary workers already in Canada. Consider the case of my studentOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 31, 2024