Stranded, abandoned, abroad

From Mexico to Nairobi, they wait in vain for help from ‘amateur-hour’ Canadian officials

Anab Issa holds a photo of her autistic son, Abdihakim Mohamed, at her home in Ottawa. Mohamed, 25, has been stuck in Kenya since 2006, when Canadian officials denied his identity and refused him a passport. | Christopher Pike / The Toronto Star

Linda Diebel, The Toronto Star | Full Story | Anab Issa’s 25-year-old autistic son, Abdihakim Mohamed, is stuck halfway around the world in Nairobi, Kenya, stateless and without proper care, while she fights to prove he’s a Canadian citizen so she can bring him home.

Sound familiar? It’s yet another story of a lost Canadian, among scores abandoned by the federal government and dumped among the world’s stateless pariahs. >>

Published 09.08.22 00:00:00 -0500 GMT | Posted by Andrew Garib on 09.08.22 | |

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