The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:10:30 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Safe Third Country rules remain in place /item/32295-safe-third-country-rules-remain-in-place /item/32295-safe-third-country-rules-remain-in-place

With an Oct. 26 ruling that keeps the status quo at the U.S.-Canada border, asylum seekers will continue to be sent back into indefinite detention in American jails before eventually being deported back to the countries they are fleeing.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 29 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0400 ‘Devastating’ decision to cut legal aid for refugees /item/29392-devastating-decision-to-cut-legal-aid-for-refugees /item/29392-devastating-decision-to-cut-legal-aid-for-refugees

Updated 04/25/19 with letter from the Sisters of St. Joseph

A cut to legal aid in Ontario for migrants and refugees is “devastating” and will put peopleƵapp lives in danger, according to the Canadian Council for Refugees.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:20:09 -0400 Safe Third Country Agreement faces legal challenge /item/25640-safe-third-country-agreement-faces-legal-challenge /item/25640-safe-third-country-agreement-faces-legal-challenge

CanadaƵapp major churches, the Canadian Council for Refugees and Amnesty International Canada are taking the federal government to court, hoping to strike down a 13-year-old agreement between the United States and Canada on treatment of refugees.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 06 Jul 2017 15:47:00 -0400