President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of 2,000 more National Guard members in addition to 700 Marines responding to immigration protests in Los Angeles.
Thanks for these. They don’t make it clear that Canada is a valid destination for LGBTQ+ folks to seek asylum from, but they do indicate that there is discussion in Canada. Have to see how the referenced cases go, though.
Her pending claim for protection in the Great White North could be a landmark case, the American believes.
‘I’m here in Canada with a terrific lawyer taking up my unprecedented case: seeking asylum from the United States of America on the grounds of violation of human rights,’ she posted online.
‘My case is a precedent-setting one, and if successful, could make asylum for trans people in the U.S. possible.’
I hope she’s successful. The Safe Third Country agreement needs to be ended. Until that time, the path to claiming refuge status from the US will be extremely expensive and onerous and not likely to be successful. The canadian government needs to be called out on their hypocrisy and refusal to ‘rock the boat’ by ending it.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-trans-right-asylum-canada-trump-transgender-hannah-kreager/
https://www.newsweek.com/transgender-lgbtq-canada-asylum-immigration-2061055
Thanks for these. They don’t make it clear that Canada is a valid destination for LGBTQ+ folks to seek asylum from, but they do indicate that there is discussion in Canada. Have to see how the referenced cases go, though.
From a non- paywall article about Hannah Kreager:
I hope she’s successful. The Safe Third Country agreement needs to be ended. Until that time, the path to claiming refuge status from the US will be extremely expensive and onerous and not likely to be successful. The canadian government needs to be called out on their hypocrisy and refusal to ‘rock the boat’ by ending it.