Justin Trudeau Refugees

• Trudeau says government wants to ensure fairness in refugee system

  Proposed changes to refugee laws would prevent asylum-seekers from making claims in Canada if they have made similar claims in certain other countries, including the United States.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2019
  
• Trudeau defends Canada’s refugee program, as he addresses a teen girl’s killing in B.C.

  Ibrahim Ali, a Syrian refugee, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with Marrisa Shen's killing in B.C.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2019
  
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• Canada should do more to help women, girls displaced by war: Oxfam Canada

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's self-proclaimed feminist government could and should be doing more to address gender-specific challenges faced by female refugees affected by wars and displacement.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2018
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• Scott Thompson: What can the world do to help asylum seekers?

  Images of detained children at the U.S. border are disturbing, but Scott Thompson asks, how much is the rest of the world willing to do about it?

  Jun 20, 2018
• Trudeau defends high number of Haitians rejected by Canada’s refugee system

  Trudeau said that while Haiti has its economic challenges, it's not a failed state and there are people from elsewhere in the world who have more urgent needs.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2017
• Lacolle border agents, RCMP to stay another year amid spike of asylum seekers

  Trailers have been set up at the Canada-U.S. border in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que. as officials get ready for the winter.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2017
• Trump policies could lead to fresh ‘spike’ in asylum seekers, intelligence report warns

  Border officials are bracing for yet another spike in asylum seekers crossing into Canada from the United States in the coming months, an internal document reveals.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2017
• Trudeau government fearful a massive refugee surge could hurt 2019 re-election campaign

  Canada fears a huge surge in asylum seekers crossing the border from the United States, putting political pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of a 2019 election.

  Politics

  Aug 23, 2017
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• Feds trying to stem tide of refugees flowing into Canada

  For months, the federal government denied the influx of refugees from the United States was anything to worry about but now the Trudeau government appears to have changed its tune.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2017
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• Somalis with criminal records coming to Canada from US, intelligence report warns

  The fear of deportation by U.S. immigration authorities appears to have driven some Somalis with criminal histories to travel north and illicitly cross the border to claim asylum.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2017