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Asylum claims by foreign students have skyrocketed more than 1,500 per cent since 2018, figures show, coinciding with the steep rise in study permits

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/international-students-seeking-asylum-canada-173649361.html

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Data from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) revealed that asylum claims from study visa holders in Canada nearly tripled from 2018 to 2022.