Canada top court upholds migrant pact with the US
Source: BBC
Canada top court upholds migrant pact with the US
16 June 2023
By Nadine Yousif
BBC News, Toronto
Canada's Supreme Court has upheld an asylum pact between Canada and the United States.
The pact - the 2004 Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) - designates the US as a "safe" country for migrants.
It requires refugee claimants to request asylum in the first of the two countries they reach.
Campaigners have long argued that the STCA should be struck down, saying migrants are at a risk of harm in the US.
In a unanimous decision released on Friday, the highest court ruled that the STCA does not violate part of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which outlines the right "to life, liberty and security of the person".
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65931642
