Canada Border Services Agency: Silicone Mask

Lee Rankin Dept: The case made headlines around the world after an internal Canada Border Services Agency bulletin and several photographs of the man were leaked to the U.S.-based news network CNN. That leak prompted the man's lawyer to accuse Canadian officials of "playing dirty" and potentially putting the man in danger. CBSA has since launched an investigation into who distributed the document, according to CTV. "Other than the leak and the mask, it's completely typical," Rankin said in an interview Sunday and the unidentified man, who boarded an Air Canada plane in Hong Kong on Oct. 29 wearing a silicone mask that he removed during the flight, is scheduled to appear before the Immigration and Refugee Board in Vancouver on Monday for a routine detention hearing. But beyond that, Lee Rankin, who acted as duty council soon after the man arrived in Canada, said there's little to distinguish the case from the tens of thousands of refugee claims that Canada sees every year. Those cases often involve claimants who illegally enter Canada using forged documents and even wearing disguises in some instances. As reported in the news.
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