Warda Shazadi Meighen
Warda Shazadi Meighen is an immigration lawyer based in Toronto, specializing in refugee and immigration law. She has recently called on the Canadian government to fulfill its humanitarian obligations to Palestinians seeking refuge in Canada, emphasizing the urgent need for swift action in light of the ceasefire in Gaza.
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Warda Shazadi Meighen, an immigration lawyer, expressed concerns about the implications of the proposed one-year bar in Bill C-2.
Border bill would leave dissidents who visited Canada in the past at risk: experts
Canada· 2025-08-18
Warda Shazadi Meighen said she thinks the Immigration and Refugee Board will take into account the actions of the U.S. government when hearing an asylum claim from a U.S. citizen.
Scores of transgender Americans seeking route to Canada, including through asylum claimsCanada· 2025-04-15
Warda Shazadi Meighen is a co-author of a 2023 report on climate migrants by the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers.
Climate change may mean migrants can’t be returned to hard-hit regions: internal IRCC documentCanada· 2025-02-24
Warda Shazadi Meighen emphasized the need for Canada to act swiftly to uphold its commitments under the Gazan program.
Immigration lawyers accuse Ottawa of stalling on visa approvals for thousands of stranded GazansCanada· 2025-02-08
