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Jonathan Nicola and Catholic Central

Nicola: Jonathan Nicola to remain in custody, review board determines'Suspicions' arose over age of Jonathan Nicola, Catholic Central coach says South Sudanese man, 29, allegedly posed as high school student in Windsor, Ont. "I do not know, I really do not know what is my real age, I cannot tell you what my real age is," Nicola said at the hearing, according to transcripts provided to CBC News by the Immigration Refugee Board. "My mom always kept telling us different ages . I do not remember what specific age." Nicola has been detained by the CBSA for allegedly using false information on a passport and student visa application to come to Canada from the South Sudan, according to CBC. He remains in detention after the Immigration and Refugee Board ruled he remains a flight risk at a second detention review hearing Tuesday. According to Jonathan Nicola testimony at an immigration and refugee board hearing on April 19 in Windsor, Ont., his mother never told him his birthday, leading him to believe he 17, and not 29, as the Canada Border Services Agency alleges. That ruling means he will stay in custody until May 24, but he could have an admissibility hearing as early as this week, which would determine whether he can stay in Canada. According to the CBSA, when Nicola entered Canada, his passport and visa application listed his birth date as November 1998. Attended high school Nicola has attended Catholic Central high school in Windsor since November 2015 and was detained by CBSA officials April 15. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.