Asylum-seekers
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Quebec immigrant advocacy groups call for more pathways to permanent Canadian residenceImmigration advocacy groups gathered at Place du Marché on Saturday to demand an easier and faster track to permanent work status in Canada.CanadaApr 10
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LBTGQ+ refugee in Quebec facing deportation says he will be killed if sent back to JordanA 33-year old Jordanian refugee seeking asylum is facing deportation on Monday. He says if he's sent back to Jordan, his family will kill him because he's bisexual.CanadaApr 3
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U.S. will try ‘more aggressive’ messaging to reduce migrants at borderThe Biden administration is wrestling with a growing humanitarian crisis at the southern U.S. border.WorldMar 18
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Guardian Angels program for asylum seekers leaving spouses, family members behindOnly those who worked in health care, and their spouses or common law partners qualify though.CanadaMar 15
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Canada back in court to defend Safe Third Country AgreementUnder the agreement, Canada can turn back potential refugees on the basis they must pursue their claims in the U.S., the country where they first arrived.CanadaFeb 23
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Asylum seekers stuck in Mexico to finally be allowed into U.S., reversing Trump ruleFriday marks a key milestone in unraveling one of former U.S. president Donald Trump's cornerstone policies to deter people from seeking protection from persecution.WorldFeb 19
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Canada increasing immigration targets following pandemic disruptionsCanada is aiming to add 401,000 new permanent residents next year and 411,000 in 2022, an increase of 50,000 compared with the previous targets.CanadaOct 30, 2020
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Government wins court challenge to keep Safe Third Country Agreement in place — for nowThe Federal Court of Appeal has accepted the government's request to temporarily suspend a court order that would have scrapped the Canada-U.S. border deal in January.CanadaOct 26, 2020
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Top Trump advisor Stephen Miller wants more countries to field U.S. asylum claimsMiller also forecast a broader offensive against so-called ``sanctuary'' jurisdictions that limit co-operation with federal immigration authorities.WorldOct 24, 2020
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‘Impossible routes’: Hundreds of migrants dying while crossing treacherous AtlanticMigrants and asylum-seekers are increasingly crossing a treacherous part of the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago near West Africa, in what has become one of the most dangerous routes to European territory.WorldSep 2, 2020
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