Advocates call for government response to Palestinian student visa delays – February 2, 2026

Advocates call for government response to Palestinian student visa delays – February 2, 2026

February 2, 2026 at 8:27 am  Federal, Politics, Video



At a news conference in Ottawa, academics and advocacy groups call for a coordinated government response to student visa delays for Palestinian applicants.

Speaking with reporters are Nada El-Falou (director of Student Services at Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network), Sean Tucker (professor at the University of Regina’s faculty of business administration), Saleha Faruqued (advocacy programs manager at Justice for All Canada), and Sherif Awad (Ottawa lead at the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council).

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