Canada approved 25,000 asylum claims without security checks or in-person meetings
Canada has approved nearly 25,000 asylum claims without security checks or conducting in-person interviews with applicants between 2019 and 2023, according to a report by the Toronto-based CD Howe Institute. The report, authored by former Canadian senior immigration official, James Yousif, noted that the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) approved at least 24,599 …