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Canada cancels deportation of Portuguese family
Canadian authorities have cancelled the deportation of the Portuguese family which was scheduled for this Thursday, 11 February, the family’s lawyer told Lusa news agency on 10 February.
“I’m not sure what happened, but we were notified by the Canadian Border Agency (CBSA) that they had cancelled the deportation order,” Jacqueline Swaisland said.
Filipe Gonçalves, 40, Eva Ferreira, 39, and their son Luís Gonçalves, 15 – who have been in Canada since 2012 and are originally from Fafe (Braga district) - had a deportation order for 11 February following the expiry of their work visa, despite several attempts in different processes to revalidate their status.
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.
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.