Lawyer says Canadian woman died in U.S. after fearing detention if she sought care

A U.S. immigration lawyer says a Canadian client died after she did not seek medical care, according to a Global News BC report.

The lawyer said the woman feared she would be detained and deported by U.S. authorities. The reasons given are his description of his client's fears.

Global News BC's headline says the woman died in the United States over fear of crossing through British Columbia for medical care. NORTHLINE has seen only a brief excerpt of the report and cannot say more about how British Columbia figures in the case.

NORTHLINE has not independently verified the lawyer's account, and it is attributed to him throughout. We will update this story if more details are confirmed.