This story is part of Welcome to Canada, a CBC News series about immigration told through the eyes of the people who have experienced it.
WARNING: This article contains details of intimate partner violence and sexual abuse and may affect those who have experienced it or know someone affected by it.
This is a tale of two women seeking asylum in Canada.
Both are mothers who fled their homeland with their children due to gender-based violence. Both crossed the border into Canada from the U.S. irregularly. Both have ample documentation to back up their claims. Both asked for this country’s protection.
One was welcomed and is building a new life in Canada with her children. The other has been ordered out of the country three times and has been living, with her children, under the threat of deportation for years. It remains uncertain whether she and her family will be allowed to stay.
Different countries, different odds
Gender-based violence is one …