Land Border: Immigration and Refugee Law

land border: Her case was referred to the Immigration and Refugee Board for a hearing, but advocates want Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen to step in, using his authority under immigration and refugee law to waive the original decision, according to CTV. More than forty organizations and individuals wrote to the minister late last week, including academics, civil liberties organizations, Canada's association of Quakers and activists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis, among others. Chelsea Manning tried to enter Canada last month to travel to Montreal and Vancouver, but was turned away at the Canada-U.S. land border when officials determined her crimes were akin to a violation of Canadian treason laws and made her inadmissible. Ms. It's exactly the kind of one where the minister should be exercising his direction, said Lex Gill, a technology law researcher and advocate. Manning's case is an exceptional one. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.