Sister Brenda: Refugee Status

Toronto High School Dept: Immigration authorities picked up Daniel Garcia just before Christmas. He lost a bid for release at a detention review hearing Tuesday morning, said lawyer Guidy Mamann, according to The Star. Garcia came to Canada when he was 15 with his sister Brenda Garcia, 30, who claimed refugee status and said she was persecuted in Mexico because she is a lesbian. The Garcias say they fled their home in Mexico City due to homophobic violence that saw Brenda s partner shot and killed and an 18-year-old Toronto high school student facing imminent deportation to Mexico has had his hopes for release dashed, according to his lawyer. Obviously it was a disappointment for him this morning, Mamann said. As reported in the news.
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