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TORONTO (Reuters) - The United States is unsafe for would-be refugees and a Canada-U.S. agreement that compels asylum seekers to first apply for U.S. sanctuary ought to be ripped up, lawyers for refugees and rights groups argued in a Canadian federal court on Monday.

Under the Safe Third Country Agreement, asylum seekers at a formal Canada-U.S. border crossing traveling in either direction are turned back and told to apply for asylum in the country they first arrived in.

Lawyers for unnamed refugees who had been turned away are challenging the agreement, saying the United States does not qualify as a “safe” country under President Donald Trump. Human rights groups, including Amnesty International and the Canadian Council for Refugees, have also joined the case, which could change the way the two countries cooperate on refugee issues.

More than 50,000 people have illegally crossed the Canada-U.S. border to file refugee claims over the past three years, walking over ditches and on empty roads along the world’s longest undefended border. Some asylum seekers have told Reuters they might have stayed in the United States had it not been for Trump’s immigration rhetoric and policies.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-immigration-thirdcountry/us-not-safe-for-refugees-rights-groups-argue-in-canadian-court-idUSKBN1XF026

In their federal court our nearest neighbor and ally is considering whether or not the US is still a safe haven for refugees. In any other era this would be the top story of the decade if not century.

Post #431,591 by mmoffitt 11/7/19 2:41:00 PM 11/7/19 2:41:00 PM Reply	In other news ... TORONTO (Reuters) - The United States is unsafe for would-be refugees and a Canada-U.S. agreement that compels asylum seekers to first apply for U.S. sanctuary ought to be ripped up, lawyers for refugees and rights groups argued in a Canadian federal court on Monday. Under the Safe Third Country Agreement, asylum seekers at a formal Canada-U.S. border crossing traveling in either direction are turned back and told to apply for asylum in the country they first arrived in. Lawyers for unnamed refugees who had been turned away are challenging the agreement, saying the United States does not qualify as a “safe” country under President Donald Trump. Human rights groups, including Amnesty International and the Canadian Council for Refugees, have also joined the case, which could change the way the two countries cooperate on refugee issues. More than 50,000 people have illegally crossed the Canada-U.S. border to file refugee claims over the past three years, walking over ditches and on empty roads along the world’s longest undefended border. Some asylum seekers have told Reuters they might have stayed in the United States had it not been for Trump’s immigration rhetoric and policies. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-immigration-thirdcountry/us-not-safe-for-refugees-rights-groups-argue-in-canadian-court-idUSKBN1XF026 In their federal court our nearest neighbor and ally is considering whether or not the US is still a safe haven for refugees. In any other era this would be the top story of the decade if not century. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #431,592 by boxley 11/7/19 2:58:58 PM 11/7/19 2:58:58 PM Reply	not that safe for citizens either "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #431,594 by Ashton 11/7/19 4:15:24 PM 11/7/19 4:15:24 PM Reply	..and not safe for Moi: a Trifecta.
Post #431,596 by boxley 11/7/19 4:28:53 PM 11/7/19 4:28:53 PM Reply	power outages hitting you? "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #431,605 by Ashton 11/8/19 6:14:52 PM 11/8/19 6:14:52 PM Reply	Not today; the Unsafe-list starts at the peak of dis-US balsa-wood pyramid. Power-off? is #13 1 through ~10 contain Fascism somewhere in the title.

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