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Exclusive: Canada rushes to deport asylum seekers who walked from U.S. – data

October 31, 2018November 17, 2018amp Leave a comment

October 31, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

Canada is prioritizing the deportation of asylum seekers who walked across the border from the United States illegally, federal agency statistics show, as the Liberal government tries to tackle a politically sensitive issue ahead of an election year.

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Hurricane raises questions about rebuilding along North Carolina’s coast

September 20, 2018November 17, 2018amp Leave a comment

September 20, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

When Florence was raging last Friday on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the hurricane tore a 40-foot (12-meter) chunk from a fishing pier that juts into the ocean at the state’s most popular tourist destination.

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In Florence’s wake, uncertainty haunts migrant workers

September 17, 2018November 17, 2018amp Leave a comment

September 17, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny and Eduardo Munoz, Reuters

Francisco Javier Jaramillo and Victor Chavez should be picking sweet potatoes at a North Carolina farm and sending much-needed money to their families in Mexico.

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Gimme shelter: North Carolinians take refuge from Florence’s fury

September 13, 2018November 17, 2018amp Leave a comment

September 13, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

Junia MacDaniel just wants to get home to her Chihuahuas. All 14 of them are back in the double-wide trailer MacDaniel shares with her husband in New Bern, North Carolina.

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As Canada faces rising gun violence, tighter laws are a tough sell

August 13, 2018November 17, 2018amp Leave a comment

August 13, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

Rising violence in Canada has prompted calls for the federal government to tighten gun laws but tougher regulations could cause a political backlash in a country where 2 million people are licensed to own a firearm.

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Canada minister says government needs to communicate better on asylum seekers

August 3, 2018November 17, 2018amp Leave a comment

August 3, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

Canada must do a better job of communicating that asylum seekers are not a threat to the country, the parliamentarian charged with dealing with the refugee influx told Reuters.

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Toronto gunman a puzzle to his own tight-knit immigrant community

July 24, 2018November 17, 2018amp Leave a comment

July 24, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny and Danya Hajjaji, Reuters

A close-knit vibrant immigrant community of Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park neighborhood, where Faisal Hussain grew up and went to school, is struggling to square the image of the quiet, skinny boy they knew with the man who went on a shooting spree late on Sunday, killing two and wounding 13.

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Suspect in deadly Toronto shooting spree struggled with mental illness, family says

July 23, 2018November 17, 2018amp Leave a comment

July 23, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny and Danya Hajjaji, Reuters

The man accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding 13 others on a bustling Toronto street struggled with severe mental illness, his family said on Monday as police sought a motive in the rampage.

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Canada’s immigration detention reviews stacked against detainees: audit

July 20, 2018November 17, 2018amp Leave a comment

July 20, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

Canada’s immigration detention system relies on faulty information and is stacked against detainees, many of whom lack lawyers and are penalized for having severe mental illness, an audit as found.

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Canada’s Trudeau, facing criticism, appoints border security minister

July 18, 2018November 17, 2018amp Leave a comment

July 18, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday appointed a minister responsible for border-crossing asylum seekers, tens of thousands of whom have walked across the border since early 2017, as his government comes under fire for not taking the issue seriously.

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