Canada is cancelling thousands of asylum claims – It’s leaving this man and many other migrants stuck in limbo here
Nicholas Keung, Toronto Star, 23/4/2026
With uncertainty hanging over his refugee status in the U.S., Jean left behind his wife and their months-old baby in December to seek asylum in Canada.
The 33-year-old Haitian man found a place to stay and secured a delivery job for a bakery in Montreal. His family was going to cross the border and join him in late March.
Little did he know a storm was coming that would not only jeopardize his own status in Canada but also his hopes of reunification.
Although Jean had made a refugee claim here in January, it has been terminated under Canada’s new asylum eligibility rules that took effect on March 27, designed to reduce pressure on the refugee system and deter temporary residents with expiring status from claiming asylum as a shortcut to immigrating.
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