Canadian court upholds agreement to return asylum seekers to the US

The Supreme Court of Canada ratified on Friday an immigration agreement that allows authorities to bar asylum seekers from entering the country USA.

He Safe Third Country Agreementwhich came into effect in 2004, says that asylum seekers must make their claim in the first country of origin.

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The judges unanimously determined that the agreement “does not infringe the rights of refugee applicants to liberty and security”.

In July 2020, a federal court found the agreement legally invalid, saying it violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms because those returned to USA They faced precarious conditions of detention.

Even if asylum seekers “face real and not speculative risks of being returned to USAthe Canadian legislative scheme provides safety valves that protect against such risks.Judge Nicholas Kasirer said in his decision on Friday.

Amnesty International Canada He asked Ottawa to withdraw from the agreement as soon as possible.

“He Safe Third Country Agreement puts refugees, particularly those fleeing gender-based persecution, at serious risk of refoulement.said the secretary general of that organization, Ketty Nivyabandi, at a press conference.

Since March, migrants can be returned along the border between the two countries. In 2022, 40,000 migrants arrived from the USA through this crossing.

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Source: Elcomercio

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