Mina Melad Gerges Makar and his family had to leave Canada for Ukraine after his immigration application was rejected in January. But a month later, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced the Makars to flee to Switzerland.
Now, he’s hoping to return to Canada and his lawyer believes the Makars have a “strong case” to make to Canadian immigration officials, but the backlog in the immigration system remain a significant hurdle.
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