Ottawa Tightens the Screws: Refugee Loopholes Close as Iranian Families Face Deportation

The Immigration Department let a key refugee sponsorship policy expire on September 10, refusing to disclose whether any applicants actually misused it. The now-defunct rule allowed refugees to sponsor family members not listed on their original applications—a lifeline for children born after filing and LGBTQ+ partners from countries where their relationships are criminalized.

Off the Record

Behind the bureaucratic silence lies a government spooked by political optics. A...