Tamarri Lindo was training with the Canadian Olympic national track team when he learned he and his family might soon be deported back to Jamaica. He fears his athletic dreams may be dashed, and his family's safety could be at risk.
Tamarri Lindo was training with the Canadian Olympic national track team when he learned he and his family might soon be deported back to Jamaica. He fears his athletic dreams may be dashed and his family's safety could be at risk. With the Paris Olympics only months away, college track athlete Tamarri Lindo was focused on qualifying for the chance to represent Canada on the world's biggest stage. Now, he's more focused on simply staying in Canada.
York University sprint-hurdler and Paris Olympics' hopeful Tamarri Lindo is at risk of being deported to Jamaica, along with his family. As CBC's Greg Ross explains, the community is rallying around the Toronto athlete in hopes of preventing that from happening. After that last incident, the family moved to Canada, seeking refugee status. When their application was denied, Simardone says the family filed a humanitarian and compassionate considerations application. That was also unsuccessful and this week, the family were told they would be deported."In my opinion, the decision is unreasonable and did not take into consideration the hardships of the removal, if it were to occur," he says.
"Ever since I been here, I kind of just fell in love with the country," he says. "My family has been working, they've been paying their taxes, they've never gotten themselves involved in any crimes."
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