[U]nfortunately for deserters like Sgt McDowell of the U.S. Army, Canada just rolled up the welcome mat. Because last week its Supreme Court affirmed the 2005 ruling of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board, which held that American deserters do not qualify as refugees in need of protection and, moreover, that they faced no risk of persecution… Read more.
UPDATE: Canada is no longer a safe haven for U.S. military deserters
Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 5:25 AM