immigration & refugee lawyer
Joined March 2014
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After 5 long years, I’m finally finished law school @OsgoodeNews! Law school isn’t an easy place for students w/ disabilities - I came quite close to dropping out twice, but I’m really proud of myself for making it here and grateful for those who got me through it.
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Ali Imrie retweeted
19 Nov 2024
There are so many reasons why someone with a legitimate refugee claim might first come to Canada as an international student. (1/5)
14 Nov 2024
My letter to the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants related to the growing number of international students claiming asylum in Canada and potentially unethical advice being given by some of its members.
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A Syrian trans woman has been trapped in the Istanbul airport for >7 mos. after Canada revoked her refugee status while she was on her way to safety. She faces imminent removal to Syria on Wed where she’s at risk of torture & severe violence. Pls urge @MarcMillerVM to intervene
27 Sep 2024
This Syrian trans woman has been stranded in an airport for seven months after Canada pulled her refugee status mid-journey trib.al/TWSDPvi
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Ali Imrie retweeted
27 Sep 2024
This Syrian trans woman has been stranded in an airport for seven months after Canada pulled her refugee status mid-journey trib.al/TWSDPvi
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Ali Imrie retweeted
18 Jul 2024
This is today! Come to a free webinar for NON-LAWYERS to learn about options to come to or stay in Canada for Palestinians from Gaza, as well as access to settlement services, healthcare, and education.
ASL interpretation will be provided!
#Gaza #immigrationCanada #ircc #cdnpoli
11 Jul 2024
Spaces are still open for our upcoming webinar, Understanding special immigration measures, eligibility criteria, and pathway options for Gazans with @MLSC_Ontario and @debbierachlis.
Register here: ow.ly/yj0Y50SuY2F
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Ali Imrie retweeted
16 May 2024
UPDATE - proposed changes to Canada's Gaza Extended Family Member program. Please circulate widely:
gfrplitigation.wordpress.com…
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Please do consider helping them pay off their debt and allow them to rebuild their life gofund.me/fe0db7d7
21 Apr 2024
The judge gave a rare apology to Umar Zameer after he was found not guilty by a jury Sunday.
“Mr. Zameer, you’re free to go, sir,” Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy told him. “You have my...deepest apologies for what you have been through.” thestar.com/news/gta/umar-za…
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RT @ElJonesPoet: Advocates fought to ban incarcerating people in provincial jail on “immigration hold” who have committed no crimes and are…
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Ali Imrie retweeted
3 Apr 2024
Court strikes down most of Ontario’s Mike Harris-era anti-panhandling law trib.al/LI4q30c
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Ali Imrie retweeted
5 Mar 2024
Have passion for immigration and refugee law? @LandingsLaw is hiring! We're looking for an Articling Student or Junior Lawyer to join our growing team in September 2024. Apply at: landingslaw.com/wp-content/u…
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Ali Imrie retweeted
25 Jan 2024
The letter mentioned in this article from a group called "Lawyers for Secure Immigration" is awful, immigration lawyers just blatantly calling migrants from Gaza terrorists. Really shameful. canadianlawyermag.com/practi…
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Ali Imrie retweeted
25 Sep 2023
Landings is pleased to welcome four new team members this fall. Alison Imrie (Gold Medalist), Charlotte Hobson (Gold Medalist), and Zoe Gladstone (Dean's List) have each joined as associates. Mary Beshay has joined as our fall student. #Welcome
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Ali Imrie retweeted
30 Jul 2023
As a disability studies scholar and disabled person in the academy, comments like this are precisely why many students, staff, and faculty choose to not disclose their disability—or only do so under duress due to academic ableism or navigating the inaccessibility of higher ed.
28 Jul 2023
Woah.
“There was a 292% increase in students classified with disabilities at the top eight liberal arts colleges over the past 12 years”
Pretty strong evidence that a “disabled” label is becoming a fasion accessory for rich kids.
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Or - hear me out - increased accessibility and access to accommodations means students who otherwise might not be able to access post-secondary education are now able to do so?
28 Jul 2023
Woah.
“There was a 292% increase in students classified with disabilities at the top eight liberal arts colleges over the past 12 years”
Pretty strong evidence that a “disabled” label is becoming a fasion accessory for rich kids.
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The increase in students identifying as disabled in is, contrary to this thread, an unequivocally positive thing. Truly incredible that the response is “they must be faking it” rather than celebrating that in a small way, society has become more accessible in the last 12 yrs.
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Ali Imrie retweeted
27 Jul 2023
🛑I wrote about what “fatigue” really means for people with long COVID and ME/CFS, and why this profoundly debilitating symptom is so often misunderstood and trivialized.
(This piece also covers PEM.) 1/
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Ali Imrie retweeted
18 Jul 2023
Pitting asylum seekers against "domestic" unhoused people is a false — and dangerous — dichotomy. Vulnerable groups do not siphon resources from one another; rather, those that hold power — governments — withhold resources from everyone. All homelessness is a policy choice.
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