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Wednesday Night: Mohammed and Refugee Claim

wednesday night: He was not dressed for the cold weather and lost all his fingers to frostbite, according to Huffington Post Canada. Mohammed says he is very happy to be able to stay in Canada. Seidu Mohammed, who is 24, has had his refugee claim approved five months after he walked across frozen fields near Emerson, Man., in a -30 C windchill. Seidu Mohammed smiles as he shows off his refugee claim acceptance letter in Winnipeg, on May 18. His lawyer, Bashir Khan, said Mohammed was very emotional Wednesday night when he told the claimant about his application. Photo John Woods/The Canadian Press He fled Ghana for the U.S. in 2015 because of his sexual orientation and walked to Canada when his visa expired. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.