Case Figueroa: Liberation Front and El Salvador

case figueroa: They come to Canada and claim refugee status, according to The Chronicle Herald. Over the next several years, they work and have three children. 2009 The Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front is voted into power in El Salvador, ushering a new era of democracy. Here is a timeline of his case 1997 Figueroa and his wife flee El Salvador, fearing for their safety. May 2010 The Immigration and Refugee Board determines Figueroa cannot be admitted to Canada, arguing that he is a threat to national security because he worked with a student group that had ties to the revolutionary national liberation front in the 1980s. January 2011 Supporters launch a campaign called We are Jose, encouraging the federal government to overturn the deportation order. A deportation order is issued. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.