Ex-Husband Facing Criminal Charges & Immigration Issues. What will happens Next?

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My ex-husband is currently facing seven criminal charges in Canada for domestic violence, including assault with choking, uttering threats, and violating bail conditions. He physically abused me multiple times—punching me in the head, slapping me in the face, choking me, and threatening me, which resulted in a hospital visit. Despite being granted bail, he violated his conditions and was re-arrested. He was in jail for about a week before he begged his boss to bail him out.

His work permit expired, and IRCC refused to renew it due to his pending criminal charges. From what I heard through a family member, he’s trying to apply for restoration of status, but I believe he’s wasting his time and money.

Given all of this, what are the chances that he will be sentenced to jail? Could CBSA deport him after his trial? If he gets more than six months in jail, does that guarantee deportation? Also, despite having no legal status, he is still working under the table as cheap labor.

 

[canuck78]

My ex-husband is currently facing seven criminal charges in Canada for domestic violence, including assault with choking, uttering threats, and violating bail conditions. He physically abused me multiple times—punching me in the head, slapping me in the face, choking me, and threatening me, which resulted in a hospital visit. Despite being granted bail, he violated his conditions and was re-arrested. He was in jail for about a week before he begged his boss to bail him out.

His work permit expired, and IRCC refused to renew it due to his pending criminal charges. From what I heard through a family member, he’s trying to apply for restoration of status, but I believe he’s wasting his time and money.

Given all of this, what are the chances that he will be sentenced to jail? Could CBSA deport him after his trial? If he gets more than six months in jail, does that guarantee deportation? Also, despite having no legal status, he is still working under the table as cheap labor.

I’m sorry you are going through this. Yes if he gets a sentence over 6 months he will be deportable. He doesn’t appear to have status in Canada so if not sentenced over 6 months he can still be deported. The bigger issue is it can be tough to deport people if they don’t want to be deported and their home country doesn’t want them returned. Canada doesn’t deport people to certain countries so they could end up in limbo with no status but not deportable either. Would suggest reporting your ex for working illegally and their employer for hiring people without the ability to work in Canada. Targeting their employer may have a bigger impact on their life but your safety should be your #1 concern.