Convicted Criminal and Terrorists Granted Permanernt Residency

[steerpike]

"The family used f -a -k -e passports to fly to Toronto in 1993. Their refugee claims were rejected but, since they were stateless, in 1998 they were allowed to stay under the “deferred removal” program and later became Canadian citizens.

But Mr. Jaser was ineligible for the program because after arriving in Canada, he began to commit crimes. He was convicted of five counts of fraud, and two counts of failure to comply with recognizance. Court records show he was also convicted of threatening.

The Refugee Board released him on a $3,000 deposit. He was later able to obtain a pardon for at least one of his convictions and last year was accepted as a permanent resident of Canada. "


http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/25/exclusive-canada-tried-failed-to-deport-via-rail-terror-suspect-nine-years-ago/

 

[amikety]

/facepalm

I think anyone using fake documents - no matter what the excuse - should be automatically banned from Canada for life. No excuses, no appeals, no H&C. I'm mean.

If I was in charge, I'd be in Canada by myself

 

[babymart]

/facepalm

I think anyone using fake documents - no matter what the excuse - should be automatically banned from Canada for life. No excuses, no appeals, no H&C. I'm mean.

If I was in charge, I'd be in Canada by myself

You spoke my mind!I want to believe the government did the right thing!

 

[Leon]

In many countries it is accepted that refugees may have had to use fake documents in order to flee from a country where they were in danger and this is not used against them.

However, there are many cases both in Canada and elsewhere where refugee applicants do not co-operate with immigration. They lie about where they come from, they lie about their names, they claim to be minors when they are not, they hide their papers and they lie about not having funds in order to get assistance. In think in such cases, it should be made very clear to people when they ask for asylum that they need to co-operate and if they are found out to have lied, they are out.

However, like they say in the article, there can be problems trying to deport a stateless person. Where were they supposed to deport him to? I suppose they could have sent him back to the country he came to Canada from but if they had refused to take him, then where?