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Published: November 24, 2022
Last week in Ottawa, undocumented immigrants from all over Canada met with Canadian Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to demand legal status regularization.
Samira Yasmin, the organization's spokesperson, was also busy on her phone screen reviewing her speech that she was scheduled to deliver to the press shortly, as this was not the first time she participated in an event supporting undocumented immigrants. Earlier this month, she was present at a gathering in Montreal in front of the Quebec Ministry of Immigration offices to demand the regularization of the status of people who do not have legal status.
Since the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation revealed the federal government's intention to carry out a wide-ranging regularization process, many protests and gatherings have been organized across Canada.
The Canadian government also clarified that it does not know the actual number of undocumented people, but said that "academic sources estimate the number to be between 20,000 and 500,000."
Generally, these people entered Canada legally and stayed after their visas or other residence permits expired. The Ministry of Immigration also estimated that "only a small portion of illegal immigrants are people who entered Canada illegally or fell victim to human trafficking networks."
Therefore, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, decided to meet with these people, listen to their stories and demands.
"We demand legal status for everyone without exception and call for an immediate halt to deportations so that we can maintain the safety of our community while the government implements this program," said Samira Yasmin, spokesperson for No Borders Solidarity Organization.
She added that group members could be arrested and deported on their way to Ottawa, as the Canada Border Services Agency has issued arrest warrants for most of them after all appeals have been exhausted.
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