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Considerations I: Case Friday and Drug Offence

considerations i: But in an unexpected move, Immigration Minister John McCallum intervened in the high-profile case Friday, saying the 33-year-old mother of four could stay in Canada as a permanent resident, based on humanitarian considerations, according to Hamilton Spectator. I feel overwhelmed and happy really, really happy, Cramman said at the conclusion of a brief Immigration and Refugee Board hearing at the Dartmouth General Hospital. The Canada Border Services Agency wanted to deport Fliss Cramman after she was convicted of a drug offence in 2014 and served 27 months in prison. It surprised me big time ... To be honest, it shocked me. At the age of 11, she was moved into foster care, where her status as a citizen was never resolved. Having lived in Canada since she was eight years old, Cramman said the deportation order never made sense to her because she didnt know she wasnt a citizen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.