Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would respectfully disagree with you that the U.S. is a safe place for refugees. The matter of A-B-, which was a decision that really precluded protection in gender-based claims, has not been overturned. Its application has simply been limited at the credible fear stage. A numb

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Although U.S. law provides for the release of asylum seekers who are neither a flight risk nor a security risk, and although studies show a high rate of appearance of asylum seekers who are released, the Trump administration has resorted to draconian detention policies. The harm

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Honourable committee members, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. In light of the proposed amendments to Canada's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, I would like to address serious failures in the U.S. refugee protection system. I have worked as a law