Family Name: Refugee Claims and Man Mamadou

family name: CBC is withholding his family name for his own protection, according to CBC. Mamadou's nightmare One man's brush with death crossing U.S.-Quebec border He made the illegal crossing after first applying for asylum at the Lacolle crossing, only to be rejected because of the agreement. Mamadou an Ivorian who had been living in New York City for the past 10 years was found barely conscious in the woods near the Lacolle border station earlier this month. The man Mamadou ended up in the hospital when he tried to cross, said his lawyer, Eric Taillefer. Chorus of criticism The Safe Third Country Agreement, which has been in effect since 2004, forces asylum seekers to make refugee claims in the first safe country in which they find themselves. This is a direct consequence of the agreement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.