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FOR Raehana Lorick, the Court of Appeal’s ruling on September 29 was more than a legal victory.

It was a moment of relief, validation, and closure after years of fighting to prove that her rights, and those of scores of other nationals, had been unjustly trampled when Trinidad and Tobago sealed its borders during the covid pandemic.

“It was a mix of relief and validation,” Lorick told Newsday in response to questions on September 30.