Appeal Process: Citizenship Revocation and Refugee Lawyers

appeal process: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers launched a constitutional challenge to the federal law because they say there is no proper appeal process, according to Metro News. They argue the government should stop all citizenship revocation until the matter is settled in court. Ottawa will not heed the demands of two civil society groups and impose a moratorium on its practice of citizenship revocation, said lawyer Angela Marinos, in a letter to the Federal Court. The government confirmed on Friday it won't be doing that."We are very disappointed that the government refuses to stop stripping people of citizenship without a hearing, choosing to defend the last government unfair process in court instead," said BCCLA executive director Josh Paterson. Paterson said hiring lawyers are expensive and immigrants should have the right to a formal appeal process before losing their citizenship. Marinos said in her letter that people who have their citizenship revoked have the right to file for judicial review of the government decision. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.