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Miguel, 22, is the breadwinner of his young family. An apprentice carpenter in Montreal and father to a seven-month-old, he now faces deportation in what lawyers and advocates say is becoming an increasingly common situation where asylum seeker families face separation by Canada’s push to deport more people. Miguel’s partner, …
Read More »Mother, daughter threatened with deportation over clerical error allowed to stay in Canada
A mother and daughter living in Halifax who were threatened with deportation over a clerical error have been granted a reprieve after weeks of uncertainty. Diana Calderón, who moved to Canada from Peru in 2022, was shocked last month to discover Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada had rejected her work permit …
Read More »‘Gives us some hope’: Afghan women at risk of deportation due to USAID cuts look to find home at U of R
Nilab still remembers the day Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021. She was at the bank trying to pay for her sister’s passport in preparation for fleeing the country. Dressed in a red suit from work and with her hair uncovered, every taxi driver refused to take her home. Nilab, 29, …
Read More »‘The American dream is over’: Trump’s deportation policies are pushing Latin Americans to Spain
U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping deportation campaign and hardline approach to restricting immigration, particularly from Latin American countries, has caused a knock-on effect in Spain. The country is seeing an increasing number of Latinos arriving, abandoning their American dream. Benjamin Enrique Berardinelli Manjarrez is one of them. The 33-year-old Colombian …
Read More »Trump presidency in 100 days keeps courts busy with deportation, transgender and tariff lawsuits
Donald Trump’s presidency is 100 days old on Wednesday, and its bold and often controversial moves have spawned more than 200 lawsuits, according to online publications tracking policy and legal issues arising from the new administration. Trump’s first presidency, between 2017 and 2021, was also marked by litigation compared to …
Read More »Wrong turn onto U.S.-Canada bridge has Detroit woman facing deportation
A woman from Guatemala says she and her two U.S.-born children were held for nearly a week by customs agents in Detroit after a phone app’s directions to the nearest Costco led them to an international bridge connecting the city to Canada. She now faces removal proceedings in June in …
Read More »Palestinian activist’s deportation a ‘violation of free speech,’ says advocate | Hanomansing Tonight
2 hours ago News Duration 4:08 A U.S. judge has ruled the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate detained last month for his role in pro-Palestinian protests. Will Creeley, legal director at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, called the decision a ‘clear violation’ of …
Read More »Columbia University student sues Trump administration over threatened deportation
A Korean American Columbia University student, who is a legal permanent U.S. resident and has participated in pro-Palestinian protests, sued the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday to prevent her deportation, a court filing showed. Yunseo Chung, 21, has lived in the U.S. since she was seven, but …
Read More »Afghans in Pakistan face ‘intensified abusive tactics,’ report says, as deportation deadline looms
A new report says that Afghan refugees are facing “intensified abusive tactics” in Pakistan amid ongoing pressure for deportation of illegal foreigners and Afghan citizen card holders. U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) sounded the alarm in a report published Wednesday. The non-governmental organization called on the international community to prevent the deportation of people back …
Read More »Trump administration accused of defying court orders in separate deportation cases
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Flights were in the air at the time of the ruling. U.S. District Judge …
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