Adel Benhmuda: Canada

Humanitarian And Compassionate Grounds Dept: Adel Benhmuda learned this week that his application to return to Canada with his family, on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, was rejected by immigration officials, according to The Star. Benhmuda, his wife, Aisha, and his four sons spent eight years in Canada. They were deported in 2008 after their claim for refugee status was rejected. Benhmuda was detained on arrival in Tripoli and jailed for a total of six months on two separate occasions and canadian officials are washing their hands of an asylum seeker who was tortured when Canada deported him and his family to Libya, while it was still in the clutches of dictator Moammar Gadhafi. It s a real shock, especially for the kids, said Benhmuda, whose two youngest sons were born in Toronto. Tears are everywhere. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.