Asylum Canada

• EXCLUSIVE: Family set to be deported Christmas Eve will be allowed to stay in Canada

  A Colombian family in Canada for more than six years will not be deported on Christmas Eve after Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen intervened in their case.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2018
  
• ‘I was devastated’: Family living in Canada for 6 years to be deported Christmas Eve

  A family of seven who have lived in Canada for more than six years are set to be deported to Colombia on Christmas Eve by the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA).

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2018
  
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• Feds have spent over $5.7M on border shelter, security, humanitarian aid

  Ottawa has spent over $5.7 million to ensure that asylum seekers have adequate food, shelter and medical care.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2018
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• ‘We do not appreciate or welcome irregular migration’: Hussen

  More than 7,600 people crossed the Canada-U.S. border irregularly between Jan. 1 and April 30.

  Canada

  May 27, 2018
• Plan to deal with surge in asylum seekers coming in ‘days and weeks’ ahead: Ottawa

  The federal government says Canadians will need to wait for at least a few days — and possibly longer — for a fully updated plan. Many of the newest arrivals are from Nigeria.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2018
• Irregular border crossings see slight increase in February

  The number of people crossing the Canada-U.S. border between legal checkpoints saw a slight increase in February, new numbers show, and Ottawa is still bracing for a possible spike as the weather warms this spring.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2018
• Liberals need to fix overwhelmed asylum system: Conservatives, advocates

  Refugee advocates say the Immigration and Refugee Board has done as much as it can to manage a historic surge in asylum claims, and the time has come for the Liberal government to act.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2018
• Feds brace for more irregular Quebec border crossings with meal plan, extra funding

  The food provided to asylum seekers will include juice, milk, egg and chicken sandwiches, plus granola bars as snack items.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2018
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• Over 5,500 asylum seekers crossed Quebec border illegally in August

  Quebec bore the brunt of a major upswing in irregular border crossings during the month of August, new numbers have confirmed.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2017
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• Andrew Scheer: Canadians ‘rightly concerned’ about asylum-seeker benefits

  Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Canadians have every right to be concerned that immediately extending health and other social benefits to newly arrived asylum seekers will strain the system.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2017