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Refugee Groups Sue to Stop Canada From Handing Over Asylum Seekers to ICE
The lawsuit says handing asylum seekers over to the abuse-perpetrating US is a violation of Canada’s constitution.
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Canada is violating its own constitution by turning asylum seekers away at the border with the United States, where they face serious threats under U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadian legal experts and rights advocates say. Amnesty International Canada, the Canadian Council for Refugees, and the Canadian Council of Churches are in court this week to challenge a decades-old pact that allows…
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