Global News: Immigration Canada reopens application
We want to thank Global News for highlighting our cases. The media attention and support from the community has been helpful to bring light to these important issues. We use all the tools available to us to make sure our clients get positive results.
Here is an excerpt from the article posted on Global News:
The decision to reopen the family’s case comes after more than a month of back and forth between the Department of Justice, which represents Immigration Canada in legal matters, and the family’s lawyer, Alastair Clarke.
Clarke said the decision by Immigration Canada to overturn its earlier ruling – which would have seen the Warkentins and their four children sent back to the United States once their temporary working visas expire in November – is a direct result of public pressure and attention placed upon the government following Global News’ in-depth look into the family’s situation.
“We received notification today from [Immigration Canada] that they have reversed their decision and reopened the Warkentin application,” said Clarke, who argued the government overlooked important information and relied on unfounded medical diagnoses when initially denying the family’s application. “We have been working on this file for a long time and thank you to Global News for all the coverage in addition to all the public support.”
For the full article, please visit the Global News website. For this case, we have also been working with the MP’s office as well as MPNP. We will continue to work on this file to make sure that Jon and Karissa’s status in Canada is secure. We believe that this result was achieved through our litigation strategy to make sure that we use all our resources to ensure that IRCC Officers fully consider all the circumstances of the case. In cases where the IRCC Officer has not fully considered all the information, we want to work with Officers and Managers to make sure they understand all the important aspects of the application.
We will be continuing to work on medical inadmissibility files and helping to assist families in Manitoba. If you or your loved ones need legal assistance, please contact our office.