The Komagata Maru incident that challenged Canadian immigration laws, 1914

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On May 23, 1914, the SS Komagata Maru, a steamship carrying 376 passengers of Punjabi passengers – largely Sikhs but also some Hindus and Muslims – arrived on the west coast of the Dominion of Canada. Based on laws implemented to limit the immigration of Indians, Canadian officials deemed the passengers illegal arrivants, and consequently, […]