A Federal Court justice said the Safe Third Country asylum Agreement with the United States infringes upon the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and has given the federal government six months to respond.
The 16-year-old agreement recognizes both countries as "safe" countries for migrants and states that refugee claimants are required to request refugee protection in the first country they arrive in. This enables Canadian border officials to send back to the U.S. any would-be refugee claimants arriving at an official border crossing into Canada.
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