Global News – Canadians appeal for expansion of closed Afghan refugee sponsorship program

Neetu Garcha for Global News writes, “when the Taliban recaptured Afghanistan in August of 2021, Canadians wanted to help those fleeing for their lives and thousands of those Canadians remain at the ready to support those asylum seekers.

“We as a committee have all the resources to be able to support this family,” said Shannon Hawke with First St. Andrew’s United Church Refugee Sponsorship Committee in London, Ont. But there’s a major obstacle for private sponsorship groups to overcome before they can apply to bring over the eligible families – who often have relatives already in Canada.”

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