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[Our] Clients Expect the Government to Make Immigration Decisions on Correct Data
Adrienne Smith says she’s had clients that have been deemed inadmissible for as little as $400. That’s why she thinks immigration...
Pride to survive: Queer refugees look to Toronto for a lifeline
Originally Posted on NOW Toronto: https://nowtoronto.com/news/queer-refugees-legal-aid-ontario/ On January 11, Dennis Wamala took a taxi...
Battista Migration Law Group Specializes In Helping LGBTQ & HIV+ Communities (Press Release)
The Toronto immigration law firm specializes in assisting the HIV+ and LGBTQ communities. The Canadian firm represents clients from every...
Toronto Immigration Lawyer Explains Why She Believes Canada’s Immigration Law is Discriminatory
Adrienne Smith, a former analyst at Immigration Canada and now an immigration lawyer, explains why she thinks Canada’s immigration law...
New IRB Report on Sexual Orientation and Gender Minorities in Nigeria
The IRB has recently published a report on April 30, 2019 on The Situation of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Nigeria that involves a...
Making a refugee claim in Canada based on HIV status
In Canada, persons living with HIV who face stigma and discrimination amounting to persecution can make a refugee claim. Often the level...
SCC rules immigration detainees can apply to provincial superior courts for habeas corpus
"Michael Battista of Toronto’s Battista Migration Law Group, co-counsel with Adrienne Smith for the intervener Egale Canada Human Rights...
Limiting Access to Refugee Protection in Canada
"The Canadian government has introduced a bill in Parliament which expands the basis upon which people seeking refuge can be denied...
International student arrested, facing deportation for working too many hours
" “I’ve never seen a case where an OPP officer takes it upon themselves to do their own immigration investigation into whether someone is...
Toronto is in the top three LGBT-friendly cities worldwide
We are proud to see that Toronto joins Madrid and Amsterdam as the top three LGBT-friendly cities worldwide. "Which is the world's most...
Recent changes in medical inadmissibility
Michael will be speaking at the Ontario Bar Association's Institute 2019 program regarding recent changes in medical inadmissibility....
New report from World Refugee Council highlights Canada
New report from World Refugee Council highlights Canada as a world leader in refugee policies: "New report from World Refugee Council...
A wide variety of psychological and physical abuse
"Michael Battista, a Toronto-based immigration lawyer who specializes in LGBTQ claimants, notes that the detention system is especially...
Adrienne Smith spoke to Global News
Adrienne Smith spoke to Global News yesterday about the unnecessary delays and complexity of international adoption. Read the story here...
International surrogacy arrangements
Immigration obstacles can also complicate international surrogacy arrangements in Canada. We have helped clients overcome those...
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