Immigration Detainee: Alex Tavshunsky and Toronto Star

immigration detainee: It seems to me the fundamental question, said Nordheimer, one of the province's most respected judges, who wanted to know whether Canada believes it should have the right to hold someone in immigration detention indefinitely, according to Toronto Star. Nordheimer said it seems to be the government's position that if an immigration detainee is being unco-operative they could hold them literally for the rest of their natural life. Alex Tavshunsky for the Toronto Star By Brendan Kennedy Staff Reporter Thu., April 20, 2017 How long is too long That was the question with which Superior Court Justice Ian Nordheimer grilled government lawyers on Thursday regarding Kashif Ali, an immigration detainee who has been locked up in maximum-security jail for more than seven years because Canada has been unable to deport him. He asked if that was their position. Article Continued Below Engel said Ali's situation had not reached that point yet the government still believed it could deport him and he pointed to previous court decisions that found an immigration detainee should not be rewarded for lack of co-operation. Government lawyer Daniel Engel would not answer the question directly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.