Sanchez Et Al. v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)

Decided: 2026-10-09. Docket: IMM-29280-26. Citation: 2026 CanLII 106672 (FC). Citizenship and immigration — Refugee eligibility — Safe Third Country Agreement — IRPA para. 101(1)(e) applied to U.S. citizen child — Whether PRRA bar under IRPA para. 112(2)(b) was invalid — Statutory exemption from STCA for American citizens — Serious issue established on legal error — Stay of removal dismissed | Procedure — Stay of removal — Tripartite test — Toth v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) applied — RJR-MacDonald Inc v Canada (Attorney General) framework — Whether irreparable harm proven on a balance of probabilities — Conjunctive test not met despite serious issue — Motion dismissed | Evidence — Credibility and corroboration — Date of entry — Disputed entry date material to PRRA eli