Palestinian visa applications for Canadian asylum being blocked without explanation, lawyer says | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Miriam Lafontaine
Publication Date: September 17, 2025 - 07:40

Palestinian visa applications for Canadian asylum being blocked without explanation, lawyer says

September 17, 2025

When immigration lawyer Hana Marku opened her email weeks ago to a photo of an emaciated infant in the Gaza Strip, she said she felt helpless.

The child is among about 50 Palestinians the Toronto-based lawyer is representing. She said each one was blocked without explanation from submitting applications under the temporary visa program the Canadian government created to help them flee the Israel-Hamas war.



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