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Court Fight: Immigration Limbo and Toronto Today

court fight: The government has been trying to deport him for years, but Jamaica had previously refused to issue travel documents, according to CTV. Brown fight for release has been the subject of an unusual court fight. Alvin Brown, 40, who came to Canada more than three decades ago, was put on a plane in Toronto today. Critics say his case illustrates the problems with what can amount to indefinite detention for foreigners caught in immigration limbo. His lawyers are now arguing in Ontario Superior Court that he deserves compensation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.