Immigration Process: Yazidi Refugees and Canadian Press

immigration process: He says the Liberals will support a Conservative motion calling for more support for the Yazidis, who have been singled out for particularly brutal treatment by Daesh, also known as ISIS or ISIL. McCallum says his department has dispatched people to the region to begin the immigration process, although he hasn't committed to a set number of Yazidi refugees, according to Toronto Star. He says, though, that they are a priority for the government. By The Canadian Press Mon., Oct. 24, 2016 OTTAWA—Immigration Minister John McCallum says the Liberal government is prepared to start bringing Yazidi refugees into the country within four months. One problem has been that the Yazidis have been mainly caught up in isolated combat zones, far from the refugee camps in Syria and Turkey which allow far easier access to officials seeking to screen and process newcomers. They have been targeted by Daesh militants, who have used rape, torture and mass murder against them. Article Continued Below The Yazidis are a Kurdish-speaking religious minority who used to dwell mainly in northern Iraq. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.