Challenging the US-Canada safe third country agreement

The World

In Toronto today, a court heard a challenge to the US-Canada “safe-third country” agreement. The plaintiffs argue that the US is no longer a safe place for asylum seekers, so the agreement should be scrapped. Reporter Emma Jacobs has a preview. 

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