One family’s fight to stay in Canada while feds mull making it easier for undocumented people to gain status

After three attempts on his life, and the murder of the police officer who was protecting him, George Lindo and his family decided to stay in Canada back in 2019—but Canada wants to send them, including their Olympic-level track star son, back to Jamaica.
The Lindo family: Tamarli, left, Temeah, Tameliah, George, Gillandre, and Tamarri.

George and Gillandre Lindo say they brought their family to Canada in April 2019 to get a respite from the stress of enduring multiple political assassination attempts on George's life. 

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