Canada granted refugee status to only 10% of Haitian border crossers.

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Meeshika Sharma
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The Government data released today suggests that Canada has granted refugee status to about 10% of the 298 Haitian border crossers whose applications have been processed this year.

Of the 298 Haitian applications processed so far this year, 68 were abandoned by the asylum seekers, which means they did not turn up for their hearings, the data released from the Immigration and Refugee Board showed. Another 62 withdrew their applications, according to the data from the quasi-judicial body whose tribunals determine refugee claims.

The Canadian government has dispatched parliamentarians to talk to U.S. diaspora communities and dispel myths around Canada’s immigration and refugee systems. Haiti-born politician Emmanuel Dubourg was in New York City this week.

Haitians are among some 17,000 asylum seekers who have walked across the border into Canada so far this year. Border crossers from other countries fared better, with 46% of Nigerian claims accepted, and 94% of Turkish people and 88 percent of Syrians approved.

The federal government is paying a Quebec company C$1.2 million to set up heated trailers to accommodate up to 200 people at a temporary encampment where asylum seekers have been staying while they await processing by the Canada Border Services Agency.

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