Asylum Seeker

• ‘You’re not wanted’: Newcomer to Canada says racism forced him onto streets

  Advocates working with asylum seekers are sounding the alarm, saying they're hearing more stories of racism in Canada. One man in Quebec says he was forced from his home.

  Canada

  Nov 9
  
• Nearly 13K international students applied for asylum this year, data shows

  Immigration Minister Marc Miller said in an interview with Global News that  a 'growing number' of international students are claiming asylum in order to stay in Canada.

  Canada

  Sep 24
  
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• Second African migrant dies while waiting for shelter space in Mississauga

  Advocates on Friday issued pleas for help after a second African migrant died while waiting for space at a Mississauga shelter.

  Canada

  Feb 23
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• Quebec politicians call on Ottawa to address Roxham Road migrant crisis

  The flow of asylum seekers in Quebec has been bolstered by the U.S., with the New York mayor admitting they're buying bus tickets for migrants to get to the Roxham Road crossing.

  Politics

  Feb 7, 2023
• Quebec RCMP say they rescued man trying to cross U.S. border on foot through woods

  Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022, U.S. Border Patrol's Swanton Sector recorded an approximate 743 per cent increase in apprehensions and encounters over the same period in 2021.

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2023
• ‘A horrific 24 hours’: Cameroon man seeking asylum in Canada deported from the U.S.

  Megan Walker says she was sent a photo of a plane taking off from Texas on its way to Cameroon with roughly 90 passengers on board, including Kenneth.

  World

  Nov 12, 2020
• Cameroon man seeking asylum in Canada misses meeting after U.S. refuses to release him

  Amnesty International said 'it is extremely likely that anyone who is returned to Cameroon will face a high risk of being detained, beaten, ... possibly even killed.'

  World

  Oct 30, 2020
• Former Toronto Hydro building becomes refugee shelter, thanks to Iranian-Canadian immigrants

  The large, multi-room facility on Yonge Street is expected to house more than 200 people.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2019
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• After 9-hour walk, mostly barefoot, asylum seeker finds ‘welcome’ in Winnipeg

  Crossing into Canada was difficult, but within just a few weeks Muna Abdi was able to move into an apartment at Welcome Place.

  Politics

  Sep 23, 2019
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• Pregnant asylum seeker rescued from snow trying to cross Manitoba border

  A pregnant woman who walked across the United States border into Manitoba was rescued after she became trapped in a snowbank and appeared to go into labour.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2019