Author: ciaran

My name is Charles Mwangi and I am a bisexual man from Kenya. I fled to Canada in 2019 because I was at risk of being killed back home. Before coming, I was told people like me would be safe in Canada. But now my life is in danger again because I am facing deportation on August 25, 2024 – less than two weeks away. 

Right now, Kenya is considering passing laws similar to Uganda which would allow people like me to be executed. The media is full of news about the targeting of gay people. 

Since coming to Canada in 2019, I’ve worked in the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic as a personal support worker. I took care of elderly people when no one else did. I now work at two shelters for both youth and adults as a housekeeper and personal support worker  in Toronto.

I have been speaking publicly and in the media about my sexuality – including in the Toronto Star, City News and CTV. People in Kenya know who I am, and if I am deported, my life will be in grave danger. 

I’m waiting for a decision on my permanent residency application based on humanitarian grounds. But this application doesn’t stop me from being deported. 

I am reaching out to you for your support! Can you take 30 seconds to email the Immigration and Public Safety Ministers, and your local MP, using this tool below. Please help stop my deportation and the 40 deportations that happen everyday to people like me.