Citizenship and Immigration Canada: Muhsen Ahmed Ramadan Agraira

Muhsen Ahmed Ramadan Agraira: Muhsen Ahmed Ramadan Agraira arrived in Canada in 1997 on a fake Italian passport and was denied refugee status when the Immigration and Refugee Board didn't believe he was in danger because of his ties to the Libyan National Salvation Front, according to CBC. Agraira appealed to the immigration minister in 2002, saying he had exaggerated his connections to the LNSF in his original refugee application, an appeal that was ultimately passed to the public safety minister's office. Officials recommended in 2006 that Agraira be granted ministerial relief, saying there wasn't enough evidence his presence in Canada was "detrimental to the national interest." A Libyan man fighting to stay in Canada despite his ties to a terrorist group has had his appeal rejected by the Supreme Court. He married a Canadian woman who sponsored his application for permanent residency, which was then denied on the basis he was a member of the LNSF, which is listed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada as a terrorist organization. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.