November 27, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters
A Syrian man who spent seven months stranded in a Malaysian airport arrived in Canada this week, ending a months-long ordeal that highlighted asylum seekers’ often bizarre quest for refuge.
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Canada set to get most refugee claims in nearly three decades
November 16, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters
Canada is on track to receive its highest number of refugee claims since record-keeping began nearly three decades ago, the latest data shows, as the government’s handling of immigration comes under scrutiny ahead of next year’s federal election.
Exclusive: Canada rushes to deport asylum seekers who walked from U.S. – data
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.
Hurricane raises questions about rebuilding along North Carolina’s coast
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.
In Florence’s wake, uncertainty haunts migrant workers
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.
Gimme shelter: North Carolinians take refuge from Florence’s fury
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.
As Canada faces rising gun violence, tighter laws are a tough sell
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.
Canada minister says government needs to communicate better on asylum seekers
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.
Toronto gunman a puzzle to his own tight-knit immigrant community
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.
Suspect in deadly Toronto shooting spree struggled with mental illness, family says
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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