Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed “those fleeing persecution, terror and war” to his country in a tweet posted on his account — noting his country accepts refugees “regardless of your faith.”
The asylum seekers are breaking the law because Canada's policy under a Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement is to turn back refugees if they make claims at border crossings
Warmer weather could spur more arrivals of asylum-seekers in Canada.
. If people are coming over in February, what's it going to be like in June and July?" said University of Toronto political science professor Nelson Wiseman
But even Liberal legislators are starting to hear from constituents concerned about the arrivals.
"One or two people have raised the issue with me ... and I expect I'll have a few more" conversations with constituents about the arrivals, said Kevin Lamoureux, member of parliament for Winnipeg North, where many asylum seekers settle awaiting their refugee hearing.
Canadian refugee tribunals are wary of "asylum-shopping" and look askance at people coming from one of the world's richest countries to file claims, the refugee lawyers said. (For graphic on asylum process see
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A federal judge ruled in March that the deportation of a Honduran family, who had lived in the United States for more than three years, could go forward after immigration officials found the family no longer faced a risk in Honduras.
"The longer they've been away (from their country of origin), the more difficult it is to establish that they're a refugee," said Winnipeg refugee lawyer Ken Zaifman.
Seems Trudeau and Canadians a bit hypocritical...Ehhh..
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