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Refugees and advocates celebrate ruling on Safe Third Country Agreement

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On July 22, the Federal Court of Canada ruled that a pact that turns refugees back at the Canada-US border is unconstitutional. The Safe Third Country Agreement was brought in 16 years ago and designated the United States as a safe country for refugees. The court challenge was brought by the Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International and the Canadian Council of Churches, as well as several refugees turned back at the border. We speak with Janet Dench of the Canadian Council of Refugees.