My thoughts in this article by Masood Farivar in Voice of America on why Indian migrants crossing from Canada into the U.S. may take extreme risks.

Honoured to be working with terrific counsel Lorne Waldman & #CelesteShankland for Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and Sujit Choudhry for SALCO to raise such important issues on the #STCA as explained in the Toronto Star article below by Nicholas Keung 姜巧樂.

Ottawa seeking unprecedented level of personal details from Palestinian migrants, lawyers say. CARL's Adam Sadinsky comments.

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Some thoughts in the Ottawa Citizen on practical immigration regularization programs ⬇️ Marc Miller ᐅᑭᒫᐃᐧᐅᓃᐸᐄᐧᐤᐃᔨᐣ Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association CBA Immigration Law

#Canada will issue fee-exempt #study & #work permits to Israelis and Palestinians currently in Canada + #TempResidence to displaced #Gazans to come here. It covers spouses, siblings, children, grandchildren, parents/grandparents. Pathways start on Jan. 9
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Court rules #Canada 's #SecondGeneration #cutoff to deny automatic #citizenship to children born abroad cos their parents also happened to be born overseas #unconstitutional . The Feds is given 6 months to fix the law to comply with #Charter . #LostCanadians
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It's still possible to make this right. My comments in Nicholas Keung 姜巧樂's compelling story about a young Afghan man who lives in fear because an email error ended his refugee application.

A mistake was made that carries dire consequences, but it can still be fixed. Read about my Afghan client's experience. Nicholas Keung 姜巧樂 Marc Miller ᐅᑭᒫᐃᐧᐅᓃᐸᐄᐧᐤᐃᔨᐣ

CARL's Maureen Silcoff: Expansion of the STCA excludes incredibly vulnerable individuals.

The expansion of the #STCA solves nothing. In fact, it creates a more inequitable refugee system by excluding marginalized individuals from protection in favour of those positioned to get visas. My thoughts in this story by Nicholas Keung 姜巧樂.

Great initiative and happy to be included with amazing colleagues.

Some thoughts on Canada's refugee protection system after the #STCA expansion Anna Mehler Paperny Wa Lone Shauna Labman Loly Rico Craig Damian Smith Abdulla Daoud

The Honourable Arif Virani has announced the appointment of Negar Azmudeh as a Judge of the Federal Court. She previously served as the Assistant Deputy Chairperson at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada in Vancouver. Congratulations to Justice Azmudeh!

Climate migration is here. My interview on QR Calgary with Mornings w/Sue Deyell & Andrew Schultz on the need for Canada to develop a climate migration policy.

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Canada is uniquely placed to develop a bold climate migration plan. My interview with Jody Vance on the Mike Smyth show CKNW.

'Is Canada ready for an influx of climate migrants?' by The Mike Smyth Show megaphone.link/CORU4779202779

As climate migration unfolds, Canada needs a long-term strategy. My views here. Uday Rana Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers