Posted: Feb 07, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 7
Eva Ferreira, centre, with her husband, Armando Goncalves, and son Luis, along with their German shepherd. The Milton, Ont., family has been living in Canada since 2012 but has been ordered to leave the country by Thursday. (Submitted by Eva Ferreira)
A family in Milton, Ont., is racing against the clock to be able to stay in Canada, saying that being deported to Portugal will put their health in jeopardy.
"Sending us back to Portugal now, in the middle of this pandemic, it's like they are sending us into war," said Eva Ferreira, who, along with her husband and 15-year-old son, has been living in Canada for eight years.