Must post $50,000 bond, present himself to officials if ordered out
Elaine O’Connor, The Province Published: Thursday, August 23, 2007

For $50,000, Laibar Singh can return to the Abbotsford temple where he sought sanctuary last month, for the rest of his legal stay in Canada, the Immigration and Refugee Board ruled yesterday at his detention hearing. Singh, a failed refugee-claimant who entered Canada on a forged passport in 2003 claiming political persecution, suffered paralysis after a brain aneurysm a year ago. He requires intensive medical care, including thrice-weekly dialysis.

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We would like to share with you the excellent news that Laibar Singh has won a 60-day stay of deportation. While certainly not a full measure of justice, it is clear that the government has been forced to respond to the wide-spread support Laibar has received. This victory highlights the importance for us to continue struggling against unjust deportations and detentions that perpetuate pain, anxiety, and violence in the lives of our community members. It is also important to note that this is a temporary deferral, therefore we must not allow Immigration authorities to presume that our public support for Laibar has dwindled and pleaes stay tuned for futher requests for support.

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SATURDAY JULY 7 AT 10 AM . PARKING LOT OF GEORGE PEARSON CENTRE . 700 WEST 57TH AVENUE

Mr. Laiber Singh is a refugee claimant from Punjab, India. He is due to be deported at 1:00 pm Sunday July 8th from the George Pearson Centre, a long-term care facility for people with severe disabilities. Federal government authorities have hired a private jet at a cost of over $70,000 to fly Mr. Singh to New Delhi.

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Globe and Mail, 14 June 2007
Joanna Smith

Federal border officials hired a private jet to fly two people to Djibouti last month after they were deemed too dangerous to stay in Canada. One of those passengers was Hussein Jilaow, 26, a Somali refugee and member of Winnipeg’s violent Mad Cowz gang with 13 convictions since 1999. He returned to Somalia after he was flown to the neighbouring country of Djibouti on May 23 aboard a chartered flight, his lawyer, David Matas, said. A second person from the Montreal area who “was deemed to be a danger to the public” was deported on that same plane, Canada Border Services Agency spokesman Eric Paradis said. He would not confirm whether this person also ended up in Somalia.

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The House of Commons concurred in a report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration that calls on a moratorium on deportations. The motion passed by 147 votes for to 115 against.

FOURTH REPORT

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee adopted the following motion: That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee recommends that the government place an immediate moratorium on deportations of all undocumented workers and their families who pass security and criminality checks while a new immigration policy is put in place.

You can find the record of who voted for and against by clicking here.