In the U.S., he was apprehended as an illegal alien and spent six months in a detention centre in Texas and another 10 weeks in a centre in Louisiana. After his refugee claim was formally rejected, he was released to await deportation back to Somalia. Des
"DrCaleb" said Let me get this straight: They say they escaped the United States to get to Canada?
You know it's bad in Detroit when . . . That's what a bunch of Tamils did in the early '90s. Snuck across the railroad tunnel between Windsor and Detroit, popped up on the Windsor side and requested "sanctuary" or whatever. Like seriously? You can be a refugee from the US? Who knew?
"Jabberwalker" said Let me get this straight: They say they escaped the United States to get to Canada?
My own predecessors did that. Should I make a list of all of the refugee groups that have come here from the U.S.?
The root population of English Canada were refugees from the U.S., for one.
Same here. My Great-Great Grandfather fell in love with a slave girl and came here where she was free. Their son was given land by Queen Victoria to homestead, and it's still a family destination for those who want to use it.
"DrCaleb" said Let me get this straight: They say they escaped the United States to get to Canada?
My own predecessors did that. Should I make a list of all of the refugee groups that have come here from the U.S.?
The root population of English Canada were refugees from the U.S., for one.
Same here. My Great-Great Grandfather fell in love with a slave girl and came here where she was free. Their son was given land by Queen Victoria to homestead, and it's still a family destination for those who want to use it.
... one of many groups.
I have two groups of very different EUL ancestors who both came to Upper Canada under extreme duress from Pennsylvania and New York.
BTW, I live in a small neighbourhood that was one of the termini of the Underground Railroad. It has certainly been *gentrified" since then but it is still on the tour circuit.
This country is truly the "last stop" for freedom. There is nowhere else to go from here.
But could you do something for us after you've drained our court system of years of court time and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
When you do finally get righteously booted back to Somalia, could you take the Winnipeg Free Press with you?
righteously booted
I wouldn't count on that.
Let me get this straight: They say they escaped the United States to get to Canada?
You know it's bad in Detroit when . . .
Let me get this straight: They say they escaped the United States to get to Canada?
You know it's bad in Detroit when . . .
That's what a bunch of Tamils did in the early '90s. Snuck across the railroad tunnel between Windsor and Detroit, popped up on the Windsor side and requested "sanctuary" or whatever. Like seriously? You can be a refugee from the US? Who knew?
Let me get this straight: They say they escaped the United States to get to Canada?
My own predecessors did that. Should I make a list of all of the refugee groups that have come here from the U.S.?
The root population of English Canada were refugees from the U.S., for one.
Let me get this straight: They say they escaped the United States to get to Canada?
My own predecessors did that. Should I make a list of all of the refugee groups that have come here from the U.S.?
The root population of English Canada were refugees from the U.S., for one.
Same here. My Great-Great Grandfather fell in love with a slave girl and came here where she was free. Their son was given land by Queen Victoria to homestead, and it's still a family destination for those who want to use it.
Let me get this straight: They say they escaped the United States to get to Canada?
My own predecessors did that. Should I make a list of all of the refugee groups that have come here from the U.S.?
The root population of English Canada were refugees from the U.S., for one.
Same here. My Great-Great Grandfather fell in love with a slave girl and came here where she was free. Their son was given land by Queen Victoria to homestead, and it's still a family destination for those who want to use it.
... one of many groups.
I have two groups of very different EUL ancestors who both came to Upper Canada under extreme duress from Pennsylvania and New York.
BTW, I live in a small neighbourhood that was one of the termini of the Underground Railroad. It has certainly been *gentrified" since then but it is still on the tour circuit.
This country is truly the "last stop" for freedom. There is nowhere else to go from here.