Yameena Ansari
Yameena Ansari is an immigration lawyer known for her advocacy on behalf of Palestinians seeking to relocate to Canada from Gaza. She has been vocal in criticizing the Canadian government's slow processing of visa applications for those affected by the ongoing conflict, arguing that the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has the capacity to expedite these applications.
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Yameena Ansari is the lawyer representing Hannah Kreager in her asylum claim, describing it as potentially precedent-setting.
LGBTQ+ Americans consider move to Canada to escape Trump: ‘I’m afraid of living here’ | Canada
United Kingdom· 2025-09-07
Yameena Ansari, the immigration lawyer for Hannah Kreager, stated that Trump's return has created a climate of fear in the U.S.
Asylum claims from U.S. citizens have jumped since Trump took office, figures show
Canada· 2025-08-27
Yameena Ansari, who represents Hannah Kreager, said 'let’s call this Nexus policy what it is – a rollback of the rights of non-binary Canadians – and it’s unconstitutional.'
Canadians with an X gender marker will now have to select male or female on Nexus travel cards after Trump orderCanada· 2025-08-05
Yameena Ansari is a lawyer in Calgary who advises individuals like Hannah Kreager on asylum applications.
‘Sexilio’ en Estados Unidos: cientos de personas trans estadounidenses buscan refugio de Trump en Canadá | Sociedad
Spain· 2025-07-20
Immigration lawyer Yameena Ansari warned that the outdated file creates a 'dangerous blind spot' for adjudicators.
Documents used to assess asylum cases fail to account for Trump’s edicts, advocates sayCanada· 2025-07-18
Yameena Ansari is the lawyer representing Hannah Kreager in her asylum application.
Una mujer trans de EE.UU. solicita refugio en Canadá por temor a las políticas de Trump - Mundo
Paraguay· 2025-06-03Yameena Ansari is representing Hannah Kreager in her asylum claim, emphasizing the safety concerns for transgender individuals in the U.S.
American transgender woman files asylum claim in Canada after Trump’s edict on genderCanada· 2025-06-02
Immigration lawyer Yameena Ansari said LGBTQ clients have told her 'they avoid even transiting through the U.S. because of fear.'
Travellers change plans to avoid intense U.S. border checks as Canadian airlines rethink routesCanada· 2025-05-13
Immigration lawyer Yameena Ansari, who gave a presentation at the seminar, said her law practice is overwhelmed with such questions because of Mr. Trump’s policies.
Scores of transgender Americans seeking route to Canada, including through asylum claimsCanada· 2025-04-15
Immigration lawyer Yameena Ansari said U.S. border agents are 'enforcing immigration laws and policies more strictly than ever before.'
Canadians born in Iran, Afghanistan turned away at U.S. border after Trump executive order on terror threatsCanada· 2025-03-28
Immigration lawyer Yameena Ansari warned that there are many 'innocent situations in which a passport could be lost, stolen or destroyed.'
Ottawa boosts immigration officers’ ability to cancel visitor visas, travel permitsCanada· 2025-02-16
Yameena Ansari, an immigration lawyer, criticized the Canadian government's processing of applications for Palestinians.
Immigration lawyers accuse Ottawa of stalling on visa approvals for thousands of stranded GazansCanada· 2025-02-08
