Justice Michel Shore: Federal Court

Iran Dept: A Jan. 4 decision by Justice Michel Shore, posted on the Federal Court website, grants a stay of execution on an immigration removal order of the unnamed woman, pending a judicial review of her case, according to CBC. Shore's order says that "the controversy in regard to Iran's nuclear program and intentions have a direct internal and external bearing on this case." A Federal Court judge has temporarily halted the deportation of the mother of an alleged former employee of Iran's nuclear program, after both women defected and fled to Canada. The woman's daughter claims to have been an employee of the state organization responsible for Iran's controversial nuclear program, which many fear is developing weapons as well as energy-producing capabilities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.