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   Transgender woman Daria Bloodworth briefly gained refugee status in   
   Canada arguing  gun culture and rising transphobia put her at risk   
   in America   
   Canada's Federal Court has now overturned that decision arguing that   
   no gap in Colorado's protection laws was identified   
   Bloodworth plans to appeal the ruling to the Federal Court of Appeal   
      
   Canada's Federal Court has overturned a Colorado woman's refugee   
   status after she claimed asylum from the US based on her gender   
   identity.   
      
   Transgender woman Daria Bloodworth gained refugee status in Canada   
   after successfully arguing that a combination of gun culture and   
   rising transphobia put her at risk in America, CBC News reported.   
      
   Bloodworth, 36, told the the Refugee Appeal Division in 2019 that   
   she had been stalked by her college roommate who she alleged had   
   threatened her with a gun.   
      
   Bloodworth, who is now studying biological sciences at Yukon   
   University, claimed she was the target of threats and violence from   
   her former landlord and a debt collection agency, according to court   
   documents,   
      
   In October 2022, the court determined that Colorado authorities were   
   incapable of protecting her and that her safety couldn't be   
   guaranteed elsewhere in the US.   
      
   Bloodworth plans to appeal the ruling to the Federal Court of   
   Appeal.   
      
   'It was made pretty clear from the get go that this was going to be   
   an uphill battle, winning this thing, or even staying in Canada a   
   little bit longer and not get murdered in the US,' Bloodworth told   
   CBC.   
      
   'I honestly feel like this is home. I'm not going to say Canada's   
   perfect, but at least since I've moved here, I haven't been   
   threatened with a gun or threatened with a knife.   
      
   'I haven't been discriminated against because I'm transgender,' she   
   said.   
      
      
   Bloodworth's criminal complaint against her Colorado State   
   University roommate  initially resulted in him being charged with   
   menacing.   
      
   Bloodworth was also granted a protection order.   
      
   However, the case was dismissed a few months later, and a judge   
   decided not to keep the protection order in place.   
      
   Bloodworth claimed the ex-roommate continued to stalk her, and said   
   police did not respond to her calls for action.   
      
   'Colorado's open carry gun laws combined with the general climate of   
   anti-trans hatred growing in the US could make [her] perpetually   
   vulnerable and at risk to her life,' Judge Mohan wrote when granting   
   Bloodworth refugee status on 2022.   
      
   'I further find that [she] does not have an [internal flight   
   alternative] in the U.S. because relocation for a person with her   
   profile, in her circumstances, would be unreasonable,' Mohanadded.   
      
   'It is unusual for cases from the United States to be approved as   
   refugee cases in Canada,' Vancouver immigration lawyer Zool Suleman,   
   who is not involved in the case, told CBC.   
      
   'Generally speaking, the U.S. is not seen a refugee-producing   
   country.   
      
   'In this specific case, clearly the federal court felt that further   
   thought needed to be placed upon the kinds of protections available   
   to the claimant. And we would need to keep an eye on it to see if it   
   is turning into an area of growing persecution claims from the   
   United States,' he explained.   
      
   https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/colorado-transgender-woman-s-   
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