Country Agreement

u.s: The safe third country agreement, which came into force in 2004, blocks applicants already in Canada or the U.S. from applying for refugee status in the other country, according to CTV. All the parameters of that agreement are in place and there's no change at this time, Hussen said following a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill. Hussen spoke to reporters Tuesday following a news conference by New Democrat immigration critic Jenny Kwan, who urged the Liberal government to pull out of the safe third country agreement. The immigration minister said the U.S. administration has just started allowing entry to the 850 refugees who were on their way to the country when U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily blocking entry to anyone from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria or Yemen. We intend to be on top of it, continue to update Canadians and make sure we remain engaged with our American counterparts to make sure we have all the implications of the executive order, Hussen said. That demonstrates that this is an evolving situation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.