Students from India who were to be removed from Canada received a reprieve
Indian students who arrive in the country with fake documents can stay in Canada.
In recent months, several dozen Indian students in Canada have received removal orders. The reason was a problem with their documents. One of the main documents on the basis of which they arrived in Canada — the college admission letter — turned out to be fraudulent.
The students claim they did not know about the falsified documents. They say they were victims of fraud by an immigration agency. The agency in Jalandhar went to the trouble of providing false papers, according to the student's words. The CBC reported in March that one of the men behind the agency had been detained by Indian authorities.
There is no exact data on how many students may be removed from Canada. It is reported that several dozen people have already received removal orders, but in the future new cases may emerge, and the number will grow to several hundred.
Many of these students had been living in Canada for years, some had been working towards earning their degree, some had even applied for permanent residency. Suddenly they were notified that they would be removed from Canada. Faced with this situation, students scattered across the country found each other through social media and managed to organize protests to draw attention to their problem. And it seems they succeeded.
The minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship of Canada Sean Fraser said that "real students who have been victims of fraud" will be allowed to stay in the country temporarily. The government will set up a task force to investigate each case. Based on the results of each student's case investigation, a decision will be made as to whether the student will stay in Canada or be deported.
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