Federal Court Judge: Immigration

Immigration Canada Dept: Lai Changxing was arrested at his Greater Vancouver home Thursday and was facing removal today before his lawyer won him a stay of his deportation, according to Montreal Gazette. At a hearing scheduled for July 21, lawyer David Matas said he will argue that assurances Canada has secured from the Chinese government are inadequate and Lai should be allowed to remain in Canada and china's most wanted fugitive - who has been living in Canada for more than 10 years, fighting deportation - could be sent home later this month. An Immigration Canada official determined, after four years of deliberation, that Canada does have adequate assurances that Lai - accused of running an extensive $10-billion smuggling operation - would not be tortured or arbitrarily executed in China. A Federal Court judge in Vancouver granted his application for the stay Monday. As reported in the news.
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