Our beloved comrades are facing violence from the Canadian immigration system as it escalates its racist attack on migrants. The government is ramping up deportations, restricting access to permanent residence for countless refugees and migrants, and allowing work permits and study permits to expire without any possibilities of extending or replacing them.
This is an extension and deepening of the continuous discriminatory and exploitative immigration policies that this country was built on. Together, we are fighting back. As we use all means necessary to disrupt the Canadian state’s cruel exploitative business as usual, our community members facing border violence and deportation need support with legal fees.
Help raise 20k to support these two comrades’ ongoing legal fees and basic needs, as they face the racist and violent immigration system. Check out work by local artists and creator and see the beautiful art and offerings the community have curated to fundraise for migrant legal aid and basic needs at https://app.galabid.com/mjauction2025
Place your bids and share widely to help us to raise funds for our comrades. Bidding is open until June 18th!
Our community rallied behind Marcia against her imminent deportation, and thanks to hundreds of us mobilizing, we were able to temporarily stop her deportation. Now, Marcia is facing a long process of applying for permanent residency and has to pay approximately $7000 to cover legal fees. She is suffering from immense pain from her medical conditions exacerbated by the stress of her legal processes. Her doctor has ordered her to stop working.
Another comrade who we’ve supported needs to raise an additional $6000 to continue her legal proceedings. Last fall, IRCC denied her application to extend her work permit because they had lost a fee payment that she had uploaded. We supported her in fundraising for a deposit for her legal fees to challenge the decision in Federal Court. Now that the Court is considering her case, she needs to pay additional fees to continue. The stress of living with the consequences of this IRCC error is immense; she has suffered multiple bouts of shingles and was recently diagnosed with a kidney infection.
If you would just like to donate, please e-transfer: weavingourworlds@proton.me with “Migrant Justice Fundraiser” in the memo.