Former Immigration Minister Marc Miller rejected departmental advice to shelve a special humanitarian initiative designed to help Sudanese Canadians reunite with family members fleeing the devastating civil war in Sudan. Immigration officials had expressed concerns that the program could undermine Canada's immigration reduction targets, but Miller prioritized humanitarian needs over administrative constraints. The program, launched in February 2024, has since brought approximately 1,950 people to Canada, though processing delays have left thousands of applicants stranded. With Sudan's conflict claiming hundreds of thousands of lives and displacing 12 million people, advocates continue pressing Ottawa to expedite applications and expand humanitarian commitments despite planned reductions in immigration levels.