Canada Asylum
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Canada defends COVID-19 policy barring asylum seekers entering between border crossingsThe government says its policy is justified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the exemptions it has granted prove recourse is available.CanadaOct 28, 2021
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Refugee claimant from Gaza ‘horrified’ when asked why Hamas wouldn’t protect herAn IRB adjudicator asked a female refugee claimant why she didn’t ask Hamas for protection after she alleged she was tortured by Hamas.InvestigationsJun 14, 2021
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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, 2021
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Civil rights, legal groups call on Trudeau to withdraw changes to asylum lawsA group of civil-society and legal organizations have written a joint letter to Trudeau saying proposed legal changes would strip crucial and hard-won human-rights protections from vulnerable refugees.CanadaApr 11, 2019
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Ontario, Saskatchewan call on feds to help fund health, employment aid for asylum seekersThe two provinces issued a joint statement yesterday following a meeting in Winnipeg of ministers responsible for immigration in which they refused to sign the final joint communique.CanadaJul 14, 2018
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Mother forced to choose: Leave daughter in Canada or take her to Sudan where she faces genital mutilationThe mother of a 9-year-old refugee at risk of genital mutilation in Sudan feels as if her "heart is broken" at the thought Canada could separate her from her family.CanadaJul 12, 2018
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Man who sheltered whistleblower Snowden needs Canada’s help immediately: lawyerOne of seven people who helped shelter former CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong is in failing health and needs Canada's help, his lawyer Robert Tibbo said Monday.CanadaJun 26, 2018
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Canada giving refugee status to border-crossers at rising ratesAsylum seekers who crossed the U.S. border into Canada this year are obtaining refugee status at higher rates, as authorities accept claims from people who say they fear being deported by the Trump administration.CanadaOct 20, 2017
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Canada ramping up deportations of asylum seekers, government data showsOverall, 5,529 people have been deported as of Tuesday Aug. 22, compared to 7,357 for all of 2016, the data shows.CanadaAug 24, 2017
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Families who sheltered Snowden seek refuge in Canada after denied asylum in Hong KongThe seven people - four adults and their three children - allegedly helped hide Snowden when the fugitive was in the region in 2013.CanadaMay 15, 2017
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