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Montreal family to be separated after mother’s asylum claim was refused
The family says the removal will split them from her husband, whose asylum hearing is set for September, as advocates cite 10 similar cases since March.
- Arminda Casanova and her eight-year-old son face deportation from Montreal after the Immigration and Refugee Board rejected her asylum claim and upheld a removal order scheduled for Tuesday.
- The Strengthening Canada and Borders Act, adopted by Parliament in March, introduced stricter asylum eligibility criteria and accelerated enforcement timelines that directly contributed to faster removals.
- Advocates and the Welcome Collective report a significant surge in family separations, having assisted 10 families since March, as Casanova remains separated from her husband awaiting his September hearing.
- Despite Casanova's request for a delay, the Canada Border Services Agency maintains it only acts "once all legal avenues of recourse that constitute a stay of removal have been exhausted."
- Amnesty International and the Canadian Council for Refugees argue the legislation "severely limits the right to seek asylum," warning that accelerated timelines increase deportation risks for vulnerable families.
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A woman and her son residing in Montreal must be expelled Tuesday and separated from the father, who is still waiting for the hearing on his own file.
·Montreal, Canada
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A woman and her son residing in Montreal must be expelled on Tuesday and separated from the father of the family, who is still waiting for the hearing on his own file.
·Montreal, Canada
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The Toronto Star+5 Reposted by 5 other sources
Montreal family to be separated after mother’s asylum claim was refused
MONTREAL - Arminda Casanova said her son never learned to write in his mother tongue of Spanish after attending several years of school in French in Montreal.
·Toronto, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press+24 Reposted by 24 other sources
Montreal family to be separated after mother's asylum claim was refused
MONTREAL - Arminda Casanova said her son never learned to write in his mother tongue of Spanish after attending several years of school in French in Montreal.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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