Since March 26, Samar Alkhdour has been protesting every weekday in front of Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller's riding office in downtown Montreal.
Three people have been arrested and charged with criminally harassing federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller and two other people in his entourage. The arrests led to protests on Tuesday at the Montreal courthouse, with people saying the accused's arrests were unfair.Samar Alkhdour, seen here during a protest in April 2024 in front of Marc Miller's riding office in Montreal, is among three people arrested and charged with criminally harassing the federal immigration minister.
"They said 'shame on you' and 'you're a child killer.' Things like that — political speech," the lawyer said, adding that Miller was in the vehicle the whole time before it drove off. Immigration Minister Marc Miller, seen here during an announcement on May 23, 2024, has not commented on the protesters' arrests. Alkhdour's supporters gathered inside and outside the courthouse simultaneously, with the group on the sidewalk waving Palestinian flags and chanting slogans such as "free Palestine," "we are all Palestinians" and "we won't be silenced.
She wanted the federal government to streamline its temporary visa program for Gazans who have relatives in Canada.
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