A year after the star of the Tamarri Lindo track received a break from deportation, his family once again faces the threat of being forced to return to Jamaica.
Lindo, who is currently in his third year of health studies at the University of York, has a gold medal of the Athletics Championship of the University of Ontario 2025 in obstacles of 60 meters. He says his dream is to go to the Olympic Games with Canada.
“Since I came here, I’ve always wanted [represent] Canada, “he said.” I can see it … I could even taste it. “
But now, cute says that its goal seems almost too far to achieve it. His family has an interview scheduled for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the end of September, when Lindo says they can be told that they are being deported due to lack of status.
“I knew it could happen, but I didn’t expect it to happen,” he said cute.
Last July, the family was granted a postponement of one year after the public protest for their possible deportation. The alliance of migrant workers of the Defense Group for Change announced at the time it received a temporary immigration resident permit, refugees and citizenship of Canada (IRCC).
The decision is not taken light, says IRCC
Both the CBSA and the IRCC told CBC Toronto that they cannot provide any information about the private details of a specific case, but that multiple steps are carried out in the process to guarantee the “equity of the procedure.”
“The timely elimination of inadmissible foreigners plays a fundamental role in supporting the integrity of the Canadian immigration system,” the CBSA said in a statement sent by email.
The IRCC said that all asylum claims are evaluated individually and that there is no guarantee that a claimant can remain in Canada.
“We understand that these types of situations are incredibly difficult and empathize with families,” they told CBC Toronto in an email. “A decision to eliminate someone from Canada is not taken lightly.”
The IRCC added that people subject to Canada’s removal can be eligible to request a risk assessment prior to retention.
Nice remembers traumatic experiences
Lindo says that the family traveled from Jamaica to Canada six years ago to avoid political persecution. He requested a permanent residence in the last year, but the process can be long.
The grandmother of Lindo was a member of the Parliament for the official opposition in the Caribbean country. The father of Lindo, George Lindo, also volunteered and helped campaign with the Popular National Party, so the family says it is at risk.
The father of the Star on the Track survived three murder attempts in Jamaica, says a 2024 press release from the Alliance of Migrant Workers for Change.
“It gets serious there when it comes to [that] Things, “said nice.
Remember to have to hide for a couple of months and his father was persecuted in his neighborhood.
“That was a very traumatic experience. Even when I arrived in Canada for the first time, I was very paranoid. I had to look over my shoulders every time because I was very uncertain and very scared for a long time,” he said.
‘I really love Canada’
The family immigration lawyer, Aidan Simardone, said the family faces a serious risk.
“There are two sides. One is the risk facing its own country. The other is its ties with Canada,” he said. “If someone who faces a death sentence in their country of origin in Jamaica and is winning gold for Canada … they can’t stay in Canada, I don’t know who can.”
Lindo says he received the news of the new threat of deportation as soon as he returned from competing at the Canada Summer Games.
“Knowing that this could really happen has played an important role [in] My mental health. When I compete, I can’t concentrate correctly, “he said.
Lindo says that people continue to talk about their case and reach the members of Parliament, saying that the situation is heartbreaking.
“I really love Canada,” he said. “This is the safest place to be at this time.”
“I would have to give up so many things that I have built here and so many things that I wanted to achieve here.”
