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Blake, Cassels & Graydon “To date, more than 50,000 asylumseekers have been arrested at the border for crossing at unofficial entry points.”
to an admissibility examination by the Canada Border Services Agency. This includes a verification of their identity based on available documents and electronic records, as well as a thorough security check to ensure the claimant is not a danger to the public or ineligible from making a claim for having been convicted of a serious crime in the past. Once all identit y and securit y screenings are complete, the claimant may be found eligible to have their claim for protection assessed by a tribunal. If an individual is processed rather than turned away, what does that mean for their chances at asylum? An individual whose claim is accepted for processing must undergo a fulsome hearing before the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) of the Immigration and Refugee Board. The RPD will assess the claim on its merits, including any evidence regarding the claimant’s risk as well as country conditions documents, before deciding whether the individual is in need of Canada’s protection. If they are found to be in need of protection, they are allowed to remain in Canada. If they are found not to be in need of protection, subject to any appeal, they are required to return home to their country of origin.
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