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Canada has deported only one Iran official — here’s what we know about those efforts
Canada has deported one senior Iranian official and initiated 20 more hearings amid legal constraints and community pressure, with 700 suspected regime affiliates identified by activists.
- The Canada Border Services Agency has deported only one senior Iranian official, prompting MPs to pressure the government to increase enforcement efforts.
- Blocking senior Iranian officials since late 2022, Canada declared the Iranian regime engaged in human rights violations, preventing those who served from Nov. 15, 2019, onward.
- Officials have reviewed roughly 17,800 visa applications and cancelled 239 visas, while another 95 investigations into potential regime-linked individuals remain underway by the CBSA.
- Amid transnational repression concerns, including a recent shooting at an Iranian-Canadian gym, the CBSA maintains it is constrained by existing federal laws during deportation proceedings.
- More deportation hearings for Iranians linked to Tehran are underway this week, as the agency notes individuals facing removal "have the right to seek judicial review of those decisions.
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Canada has deported only one Iran official — here’s what we know about those efforts
OTTAWA - The presence in Canada of people who played roles in the Iranian regime has come under increased scrutiny ever since Washington launched a war against Iran last month.
·Toronto, Canada
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Canada has deported only one Iran official — here's what we know about those efforts
OTTAWA — The presence in Canada of people who played roles in the Iranian regime has come under increased scrutiny ever since Washington launched a war against Iran last month. Diaspora groups have long called on Ottawa to deport people who have served as regime officials in Iran. MPs have been ramping up the pressure […]
·Toronto, Canada
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