Refugee Board

Burkhart Dept: Mr. Burkhart s plea fell on deaf ears. Just as the Immigration and Refugee Board had done earlier that year, the Federal Court ruled against him and his mother, according to Globe and Mail. Those charges finally caught up with Ms. Burkhart last week in California, resulting in her arrest. U.S. authorities allege her son left without the one person he relied on then went on an arson rampage, setting more than 50 fires and leaving about $3-million in damage. Me and my mother, we are among the most vulnerable in society, Mr. Burkhart wrote in an April, 2010, affidavit obtained by The , asking the court to excuse his poor English. I m several disabled, we are alone, I have no father, no family members or friends, they could help us. We are here in Canada just to save our life. I ask you herewith, please help us, please look our case very serious. You decide about our life or dead. Please help us stay alive. The Burkharts claimed they faced persecution from fascist groups in Germany, the country from which they arrived in Canada. It was in Germany that Ms. Burkhart also faced fraud charges dating back to 2000, both for keeping security deposits from former tenants and for skipping out on the bill for breast-augmentation surgery. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.