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Canadian Citizenship: Strips Mr and Statement Sunday

canadian citizenship: Abdi's lawyer, Benjamin Perryman, said federal officials are pushing for a deportation hearing to go forward, after turning down the 24-year-old's request to have the process put on hold while he pursues a constitutional challenge, according to CTV. A deportation order automatically strips Mr. Abdi, who never got Canadian citizenship while growing up in foster care in Nova Scotia, was detained by the Canada Border Services Agency after serving five years in prison for multiple offences, including aggravated assault. Abdi of his permanent resident status, including the right to work and the right to health care, Perryman said in a statement Sunday. Abdi argues he will be irreparably harmed if he is stripped of his rights before having the merits of his court case decided. Mr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.