The United States Is No Longer Safe for Everyone. Canada Must Act.
Across the United States, trans and queer people, racialized communities, women, political dissidents, and people of Latin American and Mexican descent are facing escalating threats to their freedom, safety, and lives. These are not isolated incidents—they are the result of a systemic shift toward authoritarianism, criminalization, and state-sanctioned violence.
Parents are being arrested at work. Children are being deported from foster care. People are being prosecuted for miscarriages, forced to detransition, stripped of citizenship, and confined in modern-day concentration camps.
America has fallen into crisis. And Canada has shut the door.
Under the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), most people fleeing the United States are automatically turned away—denied the right to apply for asylum, even when their lives are in danger. This policy violates both Canadian and international law, and it betrays the values of dignity, equity, and justice that Canada claims to uphold.
We Must Not Be Complicit.
We’re calling on Canadians to raise their voices in urgent solidarity by sending letters to:
- Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister
- Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
- Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence
- Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General
- Marc Miller, Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Our Demands Are Clear:
Canada must suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement and create an emergency protection stream for U.S. residents fleeing political repression and identity-based violence.
What’s at Stake?
- Over 500 anti-2SLGBTQIA+ laws have been passed or proposed in the U.S.—banning gender-affirming care, criminalizing parents, and forcing detransition.
- Women are being prosecuted and imprisoned for seeking abortion or miscarriage care.
- Latinx and Mexican migrants are deported en masse under expedited removal programs without trials.
- Political activists are surveilled, arrested, and silenced under vague “domestic terrorism” laws.
- Detention centers like Alligator Alcatraz operate as modern-day concentration camps, where people are confined without trial or basic rights.
This is a human rights emergency.
Canada Is Legally Bound to Respond
Canada’s obligations are rooted in:
- The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA)
- The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- The 1951 Refugee Convention & Convention Against Torture
- The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
- Federal Court and Supreme Court rulings, including Singh v. Canada, Ward, and the 2020 STCA ruling
We also have historical precedent—from welcoming U.S. draft resisters during the Vietnam War to fast-tracking Ukrainian refugees in 2022. When the political will exists, Canada can act.
Add Your Voice. It Only Takes a Minute.
By sending a letter today, you join a growing national movement demanding that Canada:
- Suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement immediately
- Create an expedited protection stream for U.S. residents at risk
- Provide emergency support including trauma-informed care, legal aid, housing, and safe transit
- Acknowledge publicly that the United States can no longer be considered safe for all people
Take Action Now
We’ve written the legal arguments. We’ve laid out the facts. Now, all that’s missing is your voice.
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