Canada taken to court over COVID-19 policy that pushes asylum-seekers to U.S.
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 asylum-seekers and whether they have reasonable alternatives available.
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Anna Mehler Paperny / Reuters |
4:42 pm, May 4, 2021
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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
TORONTO, May 4 (Reuters) - 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.