Time running out for Canadians seeking visas for family in Gaza [Video]

Time is running out for Canadians hoping a federal visa program will provide an escape route for Palestinian family members trapped in Gaza, leaving some still grappling with the complex application process and worried their loved ones won’t get out.

Damey Lee is part of a group of immigration lawyers who launched a Federal Court lawsuit representing 53 family members of Palestinian Canadians still stuck at the first stage of the application process. The suit filed earlier this month asks the court to order the Canadian immigration minister to process their initial paperwork and allow them to file their visa applications before the limited program ends in April.

“There has been no justification for the delay,” Lee said in a recent interview. “There is no admissibility stage, there is nothing that would take time.”

She said the policy has been a disappointment to the Palestinian Canadian community.

“I don’t think …