Asylum seekers on front lines of coronavirus crisis given chance at permanent residency Advocates estimate that hundreds of asylum-seekers have been working in long-term care homes in Quebec, which bore the brunt of the first wave of COVID-19 this spring.Andre notes that the final details of the program have yet to be made public, leading many of the so-called guardian angels to fear they may yet be deported.“So, we’re starting (deportations) three weeks before Christmas, when the program and the details of this special program for the asylum-seekers or orderlies cannot be announced,” he said.“I call this criminal.
This is not right.”Andre said the initial elation over the announcement of the program has faded, leaving many asylum-seekers.