Canada court rules US 'not safe' for asylum seekers

[KY_EnviroGuy]

Canada court rules US 'not safe' for asylum seekers

Canada's federal court has ruled that an asylum agreement the country has with the US is invalid because America violates the human rights of refugees.

BBC World News
22 July 2020

Read it here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53494561

Excerpts:

The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), in place since 2004, requires refugee claimants to request protection in the first safe country they reach.

But on Wednesday, a judge declared the deal unconstitutional due to the chance that the US will imprison the migrants. The ruling marks a major victory for Canadian immigration activists.

Lawyers for refugees who had been turned away at the Canadian border had challenged the agreement, arguing that the US did not qualify as "safe" for asylum seekers.

"We're all too familiar with the treatment that the US metes out to asylum seekers," Maureen Silcoff, president of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, told Reuters news agency.

Canada again tries to do the right thing for human rights. Unfortunately, the judge delayed the ruling for six months to allow Canada's parliament and the US Congress to respond. The ruling can also be appealed.

KY

[Laelth]

1. Lovely. Makes me feel great about my home.

Sadly, this ruling is probably warranted.



-Laelth

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. We starting bombing them in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ....

We get to keep the oil in Alberta.