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July 23, 2020

Canada Court Rules United States Is Not Safe for Asylum Seekers
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In Canada, a federal court has ruled that an asylum agreement with the
United States is invalid, saying the U.S. violates the human rights of
refugees. The Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the U.S.
was established in 2004, and it required refugees to seek asylum in the
first safe country they reached in their journey. Refugees arriving to
the U.S.-Canada border were often turned away and forced to go back to
the U.S. to apply for asylum there. Attorneys and refugees seeking
refuge in Canada have long argued the U.S. is no longer safe for asylum
seekers.


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