Cabinet officials
A Federal Court of Canada judge has dismissed a motion to stay the removal of Viet Tuan Dang, a Vietnamese refugee claimant, from Canada to Vietnam. The decision, rendered on June 12, 2025, denies the claimant's request to delay his scheduled removal on June 15, 2025. The Applicant,
Emigration and immigration
The Federal Court of Canada has issued a significant judgment in the case of Maria Guadalupe Contreras Bravo, upholding the Applicant's judicial review of two immigration decisions made by the same officer. The Court found that the officer improperly engaged with the Applicant's submissions regarding her
Emigration and immigration
Jaspreet Kaur Dhaliwal, a citizen of India, applied for refugee protection in Canada, citing threats to her life from her parents-in-law in India. However, the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) and Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) rejected her claim, finding her narrative about the threats to be not credible. Dhaliwal then submitted
Emigration and immigration
The Federal Court of Canada has granted a judicial review application in the case of Fithawit Guesh Weldemariam vs The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, quashing the rejection of the applicant's refugee claim due to an unreasonable decision by a visa officer. The officer had rejected the claim
Emigration and immigration
The Trump administration is planning to make significant changes to the US immigration system, including a more challenging citizenship test and reforms to the H-1B visa program. According to Joseph Edlow, director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the current naturalization exam is too easy to pass, and the agency
Cabinet officials
The Federal Court of Canada has issued a judgment dismissing Ali Akbar Zare's application for judicial review of a decision by an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officer to refuse his extension of a work permit as an entrepreneur or self-employed individual under the International Mobility Program.
Emigration and immigration
Mandeep Pal, a 33-year-old Indian citizen, had applied for a work permit under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) to work as a Food Service Supervisor at Panago Pizza in Alberta. However, his application was denied by an Officer of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) due to concerns about
Emigration and immigration
A recent Federal Court of Canada decision has rejected a Super Visa application due to inadequate host income, highlighting the complexities of immigration law. The applicants, Chaosheng Yu and Jingfei Xiao, relied on their son and his spouse in Canada to sponsor their visit. However, the immigration officer refused their
Emigration and immigration
The Honourable Mr. Justice Zinn of the Federal Court of Canada has issued a decision on June 7, 2025, dismissing the application of Richmond Asumin to stay his removal to Ghana. The order was made after considering the evidence and submissions filed by both parties. Asumin had sought to stay
Emigration and immigration
The Honourable Mr. Justice Regimbald of the Federal Court of Canada has dismissed the refugee claim of Praguna Tapas Chakma, an indigenous Chakma from Bangladesh. The court upheld the decision of the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD), which found that Chakma's evidence was not credible and that he had
Cabinet officials
The Federal Court of Canada has made a landmark decision dismissing a refugee sponsorship application due to the applicants' failure to meet the test for the issuance of a writ of mandamus. Sara Siah Pour, an Iranian activist and human rights defender, and her common-law partner, Ali Monjezi, applied
Cabinet officials
The Honourable Mr. Justice Richard F. Southcott has allowed an application for judicial review, setting aside a decision made by a Senior Immigration Officer that refused a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) application submitted by Erzsébet Lakatos, a Roma woman. The decision, dated February 26, 2024, had denied Lakatos' claims
