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RSS FeedsRefugees stuck in backlog have a chance at getting out of it - if they can afford the legal fees
(The Star Religion)

 
 

19 august 2017 23:24:26

 
Refugees stuck in backlog have a chance at getting out of it - if they can afford the legal fees
(The Star Religion)
 


Refugee claimants stuck in Canada’s growing backlog have a chance to get their cases heard speedily — if they can afford to take the Immigration and Refugee Board to court.The Star has learned that at least a dozen asylum cases in which claimants took the board to court, including some that have been in the queue since 2012 and earlier, have been scheduled for hearings by the board since July.By giving the asylum-seekers their long-awaited hearings, the board avoided the possibility the Federal Court would make a ruling in relation to its handling of the backlog.Critics say timely processing of asylum claims should not be available only to those who pursue legal action against the government.“Those who have money can go to the expensive litigation and may be able to get a resolution for themselves,” said lawyer Raoul Boulakia, who represented two of these asylum claimants, a Sri Lankan man and a woman from Burundi.“But this is not the answer for the vast majority of refugees in the backlog who don’t have the money or are too afraid to litigate against the Canadian government.”There are some 5,500 so-called legacy asylum claims, those that were filed before 2012 reforms that required new cases to be heard within 60 days. While the refugee board has focused on the new claims, the legacy cases were put on the back-burner. Even some of the new cases have been delayed, meaning the backlog has continued to grow.Exacerbating the situation is the surge of asylum seekers crossing the border via the United States since President Donald Trump came into power.The board declined to comment on the litigation, saying it doesn’t comment on individual cases or private proceedings. Board spokesperson Anna Pape said the refugee backlog stood at 25,365 in June 2017 and is currently growing at a rate of about 1,000 cases per month.“Over the past 18 months, the (board) has been facing mounting workload pressures amid a ri ...


 
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