Canada will no longer have the right to turn back asylum seekers at the American border. In a surprise judgment Thursday, Canada's Federal Court concluded that a Canada-U.S. agreement frequently used to turn away refugees violates the United Nations' convention against torture. Activists have long complained that the agreement, which requires refugee claims in Canada and the U.S. to be processed in the country where asylum seekers first land, is unfair and unconstitutional.
November 30, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Canada will no longer have the right to turn back asylum seekers at the American border.
A new Federal Court ruling states that the United States is not a safe country for refugees and could potentially open the door for a flood of northbound claimants.
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