Centre for Refugee Studies Director | Refugee Law Lab Director | Osgoode Hall Law School Associate Professor | York University | https://t.co/sSSAI1zFpk | https://t.co/NAoz2APl7h
Mar 20, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Deeply disappointed by @JustinTrudeau's decision to shut down the Canada-US border to refugees, in contravention of international refugee law and arguably Canadian constitutional law. /1
Decision puts health of Canadians at risk. When crossing at known points, like #RoxamRoad, refugee claimants go through medical checks and self-isolation. Closing down such routes pushes asylum seekers to cross surreptitiously, with no screening. /2
