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October 29, 2015

U.S. Citizen Seeks Asylum in Canada, Saying He Fears Police Will Kill Him Because He's Black 
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An African-American man has applied for asylum in Canada, saying he
fears he will be killed by police in the United States because he is
black. Thirty-year-old Kyle Lydell Canty argued at his immigration
hearing in Vancouver that black people are "being exterminated at an
alarming rate." He cited the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner as
evidence. He also said that he's lived in six U.S. states throughout his
life and that in every one he has been harassed by police.

Kyle Lyndell Canty: "I came to Canada to claim asylum under Refugee Act,
because the United States of America is corrupt. They're consistently
killing black people. It's documented. The United Nations has condemned
America for their racial disparities, for their police brutality. And
honestly, I kept on getting harassed by cops for no reason, false
charges, a false arrest. I'm not just the only one going through it. All
black people in America are going through the same thing."

 

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