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Immigration Quebec and Kathleen Weil

foreign student fees: Two years later the refugee application was denied, but the family remained in Canada and the child, who is being referred to as "Daniel," switched schools after being told he had to pay foreign student fees of $6,000, according to CTV. That changed last year when the boy returned to his former school to visit friends and was promptly arrested. The 17-year-old had been living in Montreal since 2008 after his mother made a refugee claim, arguing their lives were at risk after being threatened by drug dealers. He spent one week in custody before being returned to Mexico. Foster wants Quebec Immigration Minister, Kathleen Weil, to figure out how to bring Daniel back to Canada and reunite him with his mother and sister. "We will give the entire file that was given to the federal government already to the Minister of Immigration of Quebec to ask her: look, find a way. Supporters of the family argue it morally wrong to deport children. "We think that Quebec should step up," said Mary Foster of Solidarity Across Borders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.