Federal Court rules in two immigration cases on ‘compassionate’ review, impact of divorce

By Cristin Schmitz (August 16, 2024, 3:44 PM EDT) -- Divorcing your spouse “willingly” — with the resulting loss of your permanent resident status in a foreign land — is not the same as “voluntarily” losing or relinquishing your permanent resident status, thereby excluding you from refugee protection in Canada, Federal Court Justice Janet Fuhrer has ruled....