Canada defends pandemic policy on asylum-seekers while letting more enter through exemptions
Toronto, CanadaReuters The Canadian Government is trying to quash a legal challenge to its policy of turning back asylum-seekers entering the country between border crossings, saying the group bringing it lacks standing, even as it has granted a growing number of exemptions to the policy. The parties were in court on Thursday arguing over who […]
Canada taken to court over COVID policy that pushes asylum-seekers to US
Toronto, CanadaReuters Canada’s pandemic-era policy of turning back asylum-seekers trying to enter between official border crossings is unlawful and violates their rights, a legal action filed on Tuesday alleges. The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers filed the legal action in federal court claiming the policy is unlawful because it fails to consider the situation of […]