An extended 6-months temporary residency has been granted to a Nigerian family in Canada facing deportation back to Nigeria.
Deborah Adegboye fled religious threats from cult in 2017 and moved to Quebec with her husband and oldest son after her husband’s conversion to Christianity and his refusal to lead the cult he belonged to.
They sought refuge in Canada in response to the threat and were due to return on April 5 after their application for permanent residency was denied.
Adegboye and her spouse have been employed in the nation’s healthcare system since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, providing personal support and orderlies to patients who are at risk. They have also raised two more French-educated children.
Their cases raised concerns, as an activist rights group called “Welcome Collective organized” rally last week to support the family demanding that Adegboye and her family be permitted to remain in the country, contesting the decision to deport them.
The immigration lawyer and member of the Quebec national assembly, Guillaume Cliche-Rivards, has announced that the federal immigration officials have granted a temporary residence permit that will make stay in the country while they work toward applying for humanitarian permanent residence.
The Adeboye’s family lawyer also confirmed that the family are now permitted to stay in Canada for six more months.
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