After accepting a job near Montreal, Mansef Aloui packed up his life in Tunisia, hopeful his children would thrive in Canada -- but his pathway to settle in the country has been shut down.

"I'm broken. My life has been upended. My daughter is in her room, she cries day and night," the 50-year-old told AFP, his voice faltering over an impending departure from a country where he had hoped to stay.

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