Unfortunately this reprieve came too late for Oberne Pierre, a Haitian asylum seeker whose claim was denied after a year of living in Quebec. (Radio-Canada/Laurence Martin)Like hundreds of Haitian asylum seekers who were denied the right to stay in Canada, Pierre had to pack his bags. ​Frantz André, a Montrealer who has been helping many Haitian asylum seekers through the Action Committee for People Without Status, worked on Pierre's case and got to know him before the deportation. Frantz André advocates on behalf of Haitian asylum seekers in Montreal. (Verity Stevenson/CBC)André said that Haitian asylum seekers currently make up the largest proportion of those being deported from Canada.

Source: CBC News February 17, 2019 22:41 UTC