Immigration
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Federal Court staff working weekends, vacations to keep up with cases: chief justiceThe Federal Court has jurisdiction over a number of immigration matters, such as visa applications, refugee claims, admissibility cases and removals.CanadaAug 29
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British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos arrested by ICE in U.S.Immigration officials announced on Friday that Yiannopoulos was arrested in New Orleans and accused him of overstaying after entering the U.S. in 2019.U.S. NewsAug 28
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U.S. deports 20 non-Liberians to Liberia in first flight under new pactDeportees will include nationals from Africa, North America, South America and the Caribbean, according to Liberian officials who said they can apply for asylum if they choose.U.S. NewsAug 20
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Trump orders ‘birth tourism’ ban in new bid to limit birthright citizenshipThe orders come after an earlier effort by Trump to overturn birthright citizenship was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled it's protected by the U.S. Constitution.U.S. NewsAug 6
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Temporary residents, employers in N.S. struggling with immigration changesSandeep Kaur said she submitted an application to the Nova Scotia Nominee Program in November 2023. After a two-and-a-half year wait, she was told her file was closed as of May 1.CanadaJul 17
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Canada pauses immigration applications for parent, grandparent sponsorshipThe federal government will not accept any new applications this year from people who want to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada.CanadaJul 15
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Ottawa blames ‘unclear’ guidance for ‘Lost Canadian’ citizenship recallsIRCC said 100 people were told to surrender their citizenship certificates after a 'routine review' found they had 'potentially insufficient supporting documentation.'PoliticsJun 30
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Lawyers ‘shocked’ by lack of answers on ‘Lost Canadian’ citizenship recallsEarlier this month, the immigration department began sending letters to an unknown number of people ordering them to surrender recently issued Canadian citizenship certificates.CanadaJun 28
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‘Something’ led to ‘lost Canadian’ citizenship recalls, minister saysLena Diab didn't say exactly what problem led to an unknown number of people getting emails last week ordering them to surrender their proof of citizenship.CanadaJun 23
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Ottawa reverses some orders for ‘lost Canadians’ to surrender certificatesAfter some "lost Canadians" were told to surrender their new citizenship certificates, a few received letters confirming their citizenship claims are once again considered valid.CanadaJun 22
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