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Victoria Ordu: Wal-Mart

Ihuoma Amadi Dept: On Monday, a small group of people were at Parliament Hill trying to raise awareness about Victoria Ordu and Ihuoma Amadi, students from Nigeria who've taken sanctuary in a Regina church for several weeks because they're afraid they'll be deported. A handful of protesters were at Parliament Hill in Ottawa Monday, calling for leniency in the case of Victoria Ordu and Ihuoma Amadi. Valerie Boyer/, according to CBC. They claim they did not know of the restriction and worked for a time at a Wal-Mart store, but stopped as soon as they learned of the rules and a protest to help two University of Regina students who say they're are facing deportation for working part-time at Wal-Mart has moved to Ottawa. The women, who have been studying at the U of R for three years, have student visas that allow them to work, but only on campus. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.